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14%OFFJonathan Trigell - The Tongues of Men or Angels - 9781472151100 - V9781472151100
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The Tongues of Men or Angels

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Description for The Tongues of Men or Angels Paperback. Who was the man we know as Jesus? In The Tongues of Men or Angels, award-winning Jonathan Trigell performs an act of literary resurrection. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 198 x 25. Weight in Grams: 286.
After the crucifixion, Jesus's followers - now led by his brother, James the Just - remained devout Jews, vigorously opposed to the Roman occupiers. But a rival faction emerged, via the charismatic itinerant Paul of Tarsus. Some called him Saint, some called him a liar, but Paul began telling the stories that would transform a small sect of Judaism into a world religion. In The Tongues of Men or Angels Jonathan Trigell shows the night sky of Biblical-era Galilee lit, not by guiding stars, but by flames of terror. He shows contested soil, on which miracles were ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Condition
New
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781472151100
SKU
V9781472151100
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About Jonathan Trigell
Jonathan Trigell was born in Hertfordshire, but now lives in Chamonix Mont Blanc in France. He is the author of four thematically very different novels: Boy A; Cham; Genus; and The Tongues of Men or Angels, published 2015. Much acclaimed, Jonathan has won the Waverton Award for best first novel; the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize, for best ... Read more

Reviews for The Tongues of Men or Angels
Trigell is a very good writer - and also knows his text inside out. This really helps, because it gives him a very rich support cast: Philemon's slave is a fictional triumph, really well fleshed out from the scanty available evidence. This often very subtle and creative cross-referencing adds a sort of intellectual game, as a bonus ... Read more

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