The Liars' Gospel: A Novel

PUBLISHERS WEEKLY MAR 11, 2013. First North American edition. The Liars’ Gospel Naomi Alderman Viking, 272pp, £12.99 Ever since I was a child, I’ve been fascinated by novels about biblical figures in which the boundary between fact and fiction, always the thorn in historical fiction’s side, is especially ambiguous. Read "The Liars' Gospel A Novel" by Naomi Alderman available from Rakuten Kobo. She is also the author of The Liars' Gospel and Disobedience, which won the Orange Prize for New Writers, has been published in ten languages, and has been made into a film by Rachel Weisz. Skip to main content. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. And now, the third of her novels that I’ve read, The Liars’ Gospel is a raw and rugged historical novel. The Liars’ Gospel takes place around the life and death of Yehoshuah (Jesus), told from the perspectives of his mother Miryam (Mary), his friend and eventual betrayer Iehuda (Judas), the High Priest Caiaphas, and the rebel Bar-Avo (Barabbas).. The Liars' Gospel is an interesting and thoughtful retelling of the traditional Jesus story. My new novel, The Liars' Gospel, was released by Penguin on 30 August 2012.Here's the blurb: This is the story of a Jewish man, Yehoshuah, who wandered … THE LIARS' GOSPEL powerfully reimagines a tale we think we already know and invites us to see it in an entirely new light. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Viscerally powerful in its depictions of the period -- massacres and riots, animal sacrifice and human betrayal -- The Liars' Gospel makes the oldest story entirely new. LONDON — In a stunning and audacious new novel, The Liars' Gospel, Naomi Alderman places the story of Christ's life and death in a deeply researched historical context. Print. Liars' Gospel : a Novel.. [Naomi Alderman] -- Re-imagines the life of Jesus Christ as told by the four people who were closest to him before his death: his mother, his friend Iehuda, the High Priest of the Temple, and a rebel named Bar-Avo. Then it was The Power, a Margaret-Atwoodesque novel that veered between dystopia and sci-fi: a feminist, egalitarian cry of rage. New York: Little, Brown and Company, 2013. Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide) Alderman, Naomi, The Liars' Gospel: A Novel. Read honest and unbiased product reviews from our users. Note! [Naomi Alderman] -- A reimagining of the story of Jesus Christ in which the death of a sermon-giving, sick-healing Jewish man in Roman-occupied Judea prompts four people to tell their tales. "By turns poetic and visceral, The Liars' Gospel liberates towering figures from the stasis of iconography, giving them psychological depth." Then it was The Power, a Margaret-Atwoodesque novel that veered between dystopia and sci-fi: a feminist, egalitarian cry of rage. Alderman was selected for Granta 's once-a-decade list of Best of Young British Novelists and was chosen by Margaret Atwood as part of the Rolex Mentor and Protégé Arts Initiative. "By turns poetic and visceral, The Liars' Gospel liberates towering figures from the stasis of iconography, giving them psychological depth." And now, the third of her novels that I’ve read, The Liars’ Gospel is a raw and rugged historical novel. Buy The Liars' Gospel: From the author of The Power, winner of the Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction 2017 01 by Naomi Alderman (ISBN: 9780670919918) from Amazon's Book Store. Citation formats are … The Liars' Gospel: A Novel, fictional book on the life of Jesus, is a visually telling read and gives a realistic look into how people lived, thought, loved, and hated back in Biblical times. New York: Little, Brown and Company, 2013. Print. Naomi Alderman (born 1974 in London) is a British author and novelist. Read 245 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. Find helpful customer reviews and review ratings for The Liars' Gospel: A Novel at Amazon.com. The liars' gospel : a novel. Note! ---Abigail Meisel, New York Times Book Review "A novel of such intensity, meaning and depth that it must be destined to become a classic. Narrated by Moira Quirk. Her second novel, The Lessons, was published in 2010. "—Bidisha, Presenter of BBC Radio Four's Saturday Review We are still Late Fee Free!The amount in the sidebar reflects the potential replacement charges for books that are 3 or more weeks past the due date. Instead of the usual Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, we have three alternate gospels: Miriam, Iehuda, Caiaphas and Bar-Avo. The Liars' Gospel: A Novel: Naomi Alderman: 9780316232791: Books - Amazon.ca. Get this from a library!