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Book of God: The Bible as a Novel
Walter Wangerin
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Description for Book of God: The Bible as a Novel
Paperback. Striking new cover heralds reissue of Walter Wangerin's million selling retelling of the Bible as an epic novel Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: FQ; FW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 141 x 33. Weight in Grams: 762.
'My purpose and effort in writing this 'holy history' was always to persuade the reader to feel - to experience, in fact and in spirit - this, the greatest of stories.' This innovative, dramatic and highly readable retelling of the Bible - from the Creation to the Acts of the Apostles - in the style of an epic novel has sold 1.5 million copies worldwide. This blockbuster is now being reissued with a striking new cover for the 21st century.
'My purpose and effort in writing this 'holy history' was always to persuade the reader to feel - to experience, in fact and in spirit - this, the greatest of stories.' This innovative, dramatic and highly readable retelling of the Bible - from the Creation to the Acts of the Apostles - in the style of an epic novel has sold 1.5 million copies worldwide. This blockbuster is now being reissued with a striking new cover for the 21st century.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Lion Hudson Plc
Number of pages
640
Condition
New
Number of Pages
640
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745955391
SKU
V9780745955391
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
About Walter Wangerin
Walter Wangerin, Jr. is a literary scholar, theologian, performance storyteller and best-selling author. He is the author of over 30 books, which encompass a wide range of fiction, non-fiction, children's books, poetry and short stories and have become favourites of people in all walks of life and of all ages. Wangerin's first book, The Book of the Dun Cow, won the National Book Award in 1980 and was The New York Times' Best Children's Book of the Year. Wangerin's was also awarded the Helen Keating Ott Award for Outstanding Contribution to Children's Literature (2000) . His vibrant retelling of the Bible as an epic novel - The Book of God - was acclaimed as a literary masterpiece and has now been published in over 20 languages worldwide and recently reissued. He is writer-in- residence at Valparaiso University. He and his wife live in Valparaiso, Indiana, USA.
Reviews for Book of God: The Bible as a Novel
`Immensely readable.’
Belfast Telegraph
`Exhilarating.’
Christianity Today
`Imaginative, stimulating and fresh... Above all, the work of a craftsman.’
Glasgow Herald
Belfast Telegraph
`Exhilarating.’
Christianity Today
`Imaginative, stimulating and fresh... Above all, the work of a craftsman.’
Glasgow Herald