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Quarantine
EN USISBN: 014023974X bzw. 9780140239744, in Englisch, Penguin Books Ltd, gebraucht.
Lieferung aus: Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, Lagernd.
christian books and bibles,contemporary,fiction,literary,literature and fiction,religion and spirituality, The story of Jesus's 40 days in the wilderness is surely among the most celebrated and widely diffused narratives in Western culture. Why, then, would Jim Crace choose to retell it in strictly naturalistic, non-miraculous terms? The obvious answer would be that the godless novelist is trying to debunk divinity--to take the entire New Testament down a notch. And at first, this does seem to be the case. Crace's Jesus first got religion as an adolescent, and "was transformed by god like other boys his age were changed by girls." His peers view his spiritual fervor as a youthful eccentricity. Even now, as the thirtysomething Jesus heads out to the Judean desert for his 40-day retreat, he's perceived by his fellow anchorites as a flighty and impractical Galilean. They even call him "Gally" for short--and what sort of deity answers to a nickname? Yet Crace is hardly the jeering materialist we might expect. As Jesus takes to his cliff-top cave, the author renders his religious transports without a hint of irony, and with a linguistic elegance that can hardly be called disrespectful: "The prayers were in command of him. He shouted out across the valley, happy with the noise he made. The common words lost hold of sound. The consonants collapsed. He called on god to join him in the cave with all the noises that his lips could make. He called with all the voices in his throat." And while most of the temptations of Christ are visited upon him by humans--by the motley crew of his cav.
christian books and bibles,contemporary,fiction,literary,literature and fiction,religion and spirituality, The story of Jesus's 40 days in the wilderness is surely among the most celebrated and widely diffused narratives in Western culture. Why, then, would Jim Crace choose to retell it in strictly naturalistic, non-miraculous terms? The obvious answer would be that the godless novelist is trying to debunk divinity--to take the entire New Testament down a notch. And at first, this does seem to be the case. Crace's Jesus first got religion as an adolescent, and "was transformed by god like other boys his age were changed by girls." His peers view his spiritual fervor as a youthful eccentricity. Even now, as the thirtysomething Jesus heads out to the Judean desert for his 40-day retreat, he's perceived by his fellow anchorites as a flighty and impractical Galilean. They even call him "Gally" for short--and what sort of deity answers to a nickname? Yet Crace is hardly the jeering materialist we might expect. As Jesus takes to his cliff-top cave, the author renders his religious transports without a hint of irony, and with a linguistic elegance that can hardly be called disrespectful: "The prayers were in command of him. He shouted out across the valley, happy with the noise he made. The common words lost hold of sound. The consonants collapsed. He called on god to join him in the cave with all the noises that his lips could make. He called with all the voices in his throat." And while most of the temptations of Christ are visited upon him by humans--by the motley crew of his cav.
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Quarantine (1998)
EN PB USISBN: 9780140239744 bzw. 014023974X, in Englisch, Penguin, Taschenbuch, gebraucht.
Lieferung aus: Vereinigtes Königreich Großbritannien und Nordirland, zzgl. Versandkosten, Verandgebiet: EUR.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Brit Books, Buckinghamshire, Milton Keynes, [RE:5].
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Von Händler/Antiquariat, Brit Books, Buckinghamshire, Milton Keynes, [RE:5].
***SIMPLY BRIT*** We have dispatched from our UK warehouse books of good condition to over 1 million satisfied customers worldwide. We are committed to providing you with a reliable and efficient service at all times. Paperback.
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Quarantine (1998)
EN PB USISBN: 9780140239744 bzw. 014023974X, in Englisch, Penguin Books Ltd, Taschenbuch, gebraucht.
Lieferung aus: Niederlande, 4-8 werkdagen.
Snel Boeken NL.
Winner of the Whitbread Novel of the Year and a Booker Prize finalist, "Quarantine" is a controversial tale of faith and mystery about a group of desert travelers and their encounter with Jesus.Taal: Engels;Afmetingen: 16x196x128 mm;Gewicht: 176,00 gram;Verschijningsdatum: april 1998;ISBN10: 014023974X;ISBN13: 9780140239744; Engelstalig | Paperback | 1998.
Snel Boeken NL.
Winner of the Whitbread Novel of the Year and a Booker Prize finalist, "Quarantine" is a controversial tale of faith and mystery about a group of desert travelers and their encounter with Jesus.Taal: Engels;Afmetingen: 16x196x128 mm;Gewicht: 176,00 gram;Verschijningsdatum: april 1998;ISBN10: 014023974X;ISBN13: 9780140239744; Engelstalig | Paperback | 1998.
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Quarantine (1998)
EN PB USISBN: 9780140239744 bzw. 014023974X, in Englisch, Penguin Books Ltd, London, Taschenbuch, gebraucht.
Lieferung aus: Vereinigtes Königreich Großbritannien und Nordirland, zzgl. Versandkosten, Verandgebiet: EUR.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Ying Yang Books, Barry, [RE:5].
Mass-market paperback.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, Ying Yang Books, Barry, [RE:5].
Mass-market paperback.
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Quarantine (1998)
EN PB USISBN: 9780140239744 bzw. 014023974X, in Englisch, Penguin, Taschenbuch, gebraucht.
Lieferung aus: Vereinigtes Königreich Großbritannien und Nordirland, zzgl. Versandkosten, Verandgebiet: EUR.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, AwesomeBooksUK, OXON, PO BOX 318, [RE:5].
Paperback.
Von Händler/Antiquariat, AwesomeBooksUK, OXON, PO BOX 318, [RE:5].
Paperback.
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