The Gospel According to Jesus Christ

Author: José Saramago

A reissue of Saramago’s fictionalised account of the life of Jesus.

A retelling of the Gospel following the life of Christ from his conception to his crucifixion. A naive Jesus is the son not of God, but of Joseph. In the desert it is not Satan, but God that Christ tussles with, an autocrat with whom he has an unbalanced and unsettled relationship.

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A reissue of Saramago’s fictionalised account of the life of Jesus.

A retelling of the Gospel following the life of Christ from his conception to his crucifixion. A naive Jesus is the son not of God, but of Joseph. In the desert it is not Satan, but God that Christ tussles with, an autocrat with whom he has an unbalanced and unsettled relationship.

Published by Vintage
Paperback
2008
ISBN: 9781860466847
Translated by Giovanni Pontiero