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The Newer, More English Version
Tom Carver
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Description for The Newer, More English Version
Paperback. No god, no superstition, no worries. Num Pages: 115 pages. BIC Classification: HRQC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 143 x 9. Weight in Grams: 124.
In the beginning was the word, and...you know the rest. Not like this you don't. In a new twist on a classic tale, Tom Carver re-imagines the Old Testament without the leading character. The Newer, More English Version takes an erudite look at the supporting players of the Pentateuch, with no Jehovah to steal the show. What's left is a varied cast of egomaniacs, revolutionaries, war criminals, genii and perverts: Joseph, smug careerist and part-time psychoanalyst; Moses, a revolutionary firebrand who just wants to belong; Abraham, the world's first and greatest global branding strategist; and one very strange tree...
In the beginning was the word, and...you know the rest. Not like this you don't. In a new twist on a classic tale, Tom Carver re-imagines the Old Testament without the leading character. The Newer, More English Version takes an erudite look at the supporting players of the Pentateuch, with no Jehovah to steal the show. What's left is a varied cast of egomaniacs, revolutionaries, war criminals, genii and perverts: Joseph, smug careerist and part-time psychoanalyst; Moses, a revolutionary firebrand who just wants to belong; Abraham, the world's first and greatest global branding strategist; and one very strange tree...
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
John Hunt Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
115
Condition
New
Number of Pages
116
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781846947117
SKU
V9781846947117
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-19
About Tom Carver
Tom's background has no relevance to his book.
Reviews for The Newer, More English Version
Clever and thought-provoking.
Professor Steven Pinker, Harvard College Professor and author
Professor Steven Pinker, Harvard College Professor and author