The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ - Softcover

Pullman, Philip

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0802145396 ISBN 13: 9780802145390

Publisher: Canongate Us, 2011

Synopsis

Upon its hardcover publication, renowned author Philip Pullman's The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ provoked heated debates and stirred a frenzy of controversy throughout the clerical and literary worlds alike with its bold retelling of the life of Jesus Christ.

In this remarkable piece of fiction, famously atheistic author Philip Pullman challenges the events of the Gospels and puts forward his own compelling and plausible version of the life of Jesus. Written with unstinting authority, The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ is a pithy, erudite, subtle, and powerful book by a beloved author, a text to be read and reread, studied and unpacked, much like the Good Book itself.

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The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ 'I think of him all the time, and he thinks of me not at all...' Full description

Review:

"Pullman at his very best" (Guardian)

"A supreme storyteller . . . Pullman has done the story a service by reminding us of its extraordinary power to provoke and disturb" (Daily Telegraph)

"A fierce and beautiful book which . . . will move even those who disagree with it" (Observer)

"It is a small gem or, given its explosive story and its exquisite artistry, a hand grenade made by Fabergé" (Sunday Times)

"Beautifully written, humane, memorable and resonant" (Philip Hensher)

"Beautifully effective . . . Pullman's retelling of the central story in western civilisation provides a brilliant new interpretation that is also a thought-provoking reflection on the process of how stories come into existence and accrue their meanings" (Nick Rennison Sunday Times)

"The charm of this book lies in its seriousness about the story it tells, and about its being a story" (London Review of Books)

"A writer of great skill and feeling" (Adam Gopnik New Yorker)

"Provokingly bold . . . striking and suggestive" (Boyd Tonkin Independent)

"Pullman nimbly presents this as a contrast between historical veracity and the bon mot that can take root in the popular imagination. He implies that Christ's true achievement was to put a spin on Jesus's story, adding elements of mystery and poetry to an otherwise prosaic tale" (James Urquhart Financial Times)

About this edition

• Publisher: Canongate Us
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0802145396
• ISBN 13: 9780802145390
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 272