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Cain
£9.99
Two decades after Portuguese novelist and Nobel Laureate José Saramago shocked the religious world with ‘The Gospel According to Jesus Christ’, he did it again with ‘Cain’, a satire of the Old Testament. Written in the last years of Saramago’s life, it tackles many of the moral and logical non-sequiturs created by a wilful God.
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Written in the last years of Saramago's life, Cain is a controversial and witty story of a wilful, authoritarian God.
After killing his brother, Cain is condemned to wander the earth. As he moves through time, he encounters moments from the Old Testament – acts of faith, violence and divine judgement that he cannot accept without question. Cain is José Saramago’s bold, darkly playful reimagining of a biblical outcast.
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| Weight | 0.122 kg |
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| Dimensions | 19.7 × 12.9 × 1.2 cm |
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| Cover | Paperback |
| Pages | 176 |
| Language | English |
| Edition | Reprint |
| Dewey | 869.342 (edition:23) |
| Readership | General – Trade / Code: K |
