Fire Gospel
by:
Michel Faber (author)
When Theo Griepenkerl happens upon the fifth Gospel in a war-torn Iraqi museum, he can't believe his luck. Driven by greed, he capitalises on his find by publishing it. His book is a sensation. But he can hardly imagine the incendiary consequences his discovery will have for Christians, Arabs,...
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When Theo Griepenkerl happens upon the fifth Gospel in a war-torn Iraqi museum, he can't believe his luck. Driven by greed, he capitalises on his find by publishing it. His book is a sensation. But he can hardly imagine the incendiary consequences his discovery will have for Christians, Arabs, homicidal maniacs and Amazon customers alike.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781847672797 (1847672795)
Publish date: July 3rd 2009
Publisher: Canongate Books
Pages no: 224
Edition language: English
Series: Eho (#2)
Fairy tale? Myth? Legend? Religion? What do thses terms means?Well, I'm not answering the question. You figure it out. But Faber does deal with the question in this book.Part modern morality tale, Faber's Canongate volume attacks the play of religion in the media? What play I hear you ask? ...
Underwhelming. I like my satire more scathing and my humour, well, funnier. This book needed to be at least twice as long, with a slower build-up and many more scenes of the damage Theo Grippen's book was causing to the faithful. It needed detail...everywhere, but especially the ending, which fra...
Review placeholder.... too busy grading....Faber's novel is more novel-ish, maybe novelette, an update of the Prometheus legend for the Myths series. A tightly-wound, underwhelming scholar of Aramaic happens upon a lost gospel, and translates--dreaming of big bucks and fame, but unleashing hell. T...
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