The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ

Pullman, Philip

ISBN 10: 1847678254 / ISBN 13: 9781847678256

Published by Canongate Books, Edinburgh, 2010

About this Item

White jacket edition, first edition first impression with '1' on copyright page and 'This is a Story' on rear jacket. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, WITHOUT DEDICATION, IN BLUE PEN, ON TITLE PAGE. Some very slight edge wear to top and bottom of jacket and spine, not price clipped (£14.99), no other inscriptions, internally clean tight and square, overall a vg++ copy, looks unread. 245pp, red endpapers, white silk marker. 'If I vanished he wouldn't notice, if I died he wouldn't care. I think of him all the time, and he thinks of me not at all. I love him, and my love torments me. There are times when I feel like a ghost beside him, as if he alone is real, and I'm just a daydream'. This is the story of two brothers. One is impassioned and one reserved. One is destined to go down in history and the other to be forgotten. In Philip Pullman's hands, this sacred tale is reborn as one of the most enchanting, thrilling and visionary stories of recent years. A future classic. Ingenious and spellbinding retelling of the life of Jesus.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ
• Publisher: Canongate Books, Edinburgh
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1847678254
• ISBN 13: 9781847678256
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

About this title

Synopsis

I think of him all the time, and he thinks of me not at all . . . This is the story of two brothers - one impassioned and one reserved. One is destined to go down in history and the other to be forgotten. In Philip Pullman's hands, this tale is reborn as one of the most enchanting, heart-breaking and thought-provoking stories of recent years, and questions what we believe and how we have come to believe it.

About the Author

Philip Pullman was born in Norwich in 1946 and grew up in Zimbabwe and Wales. As one of the most highly respected children's authors writing today, he has won many prestigious awards, including the Carnegie Medal, the Guardian Children's Book Award and the Whitbread Award. His acclaimed fantasy trilogy, His Dark Materials, has been published into 40 languages and sold 17.5 million copies worldwide. He lives in Oxford with his wife, and has two sons.