The Fire Gospel - Rilegato

Faber, Michel

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ISBN 10: 1847671837 ISBN 13: 9781847671837

Casa editrice: Canongate Books Ltd, 2009

Riassunto

Theo Griepenkerl, a Canadian linguistics scholar with little to lose in life, is sent to Iraq in search of treasures that may have survived the destruction and looting of the war. While visiting a museum in Mosul there's a bombing, and in the aftermath he finds nine papyrus scrolls tucked in the belly of a bas-relief sculpture that have been perfectly preserved for more than two thousand years. After smuggling them out of Iraq and translating them from Aramaic, Theo realizes the extent of his career-making find, for he is in possession of the Fifth Gospel, and it offers a shocking and incomparable eyewitness account of Christ's crucifixion and last days on Earth.
Nakedly ambitious and recently dumped by his girlfriend, Theo sets out to share his discovery with the world in the form of a headline-grabbing U.S. book tour. Caught in the throes of his newfound fame, Theo fails to consider the global and cultural ramifications his discovery will have with God-fearing folks and religious zealots worldwide.
A tour through sensationalist society, The Fire Gospel is a provocative novel about the power of words to resonate across centuries, and their continued ability to inspire and disrupt in equal measure.

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Book by Faber Michel

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• Editore: Canongate Books Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1847671837
• ISBN 13: 9781847671837
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 213