The Gospel According to Jesus Christ
first publication date: 1991
genre: historical novel
original title: O Evangelho segundo Jesus Cristo
original language: Portuguese
follows: The History of the Siege of Lisbon
followed by: Blindness
The Gospel According to Jesus Christ (original title: O Evangelho Segundo Jesus Cristo, 1991) is a novel by the Portuguese author José Saramago. It is a fictional re-telling of Jesus Christ's life, depicting him as a flawed, humanised character with passions and doubts. The novel proved controversial, especially among the Roman Catholic Church, with the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano accusing Saramago of having a "substantially anti-religious vision". It was praised by other critics as a "deeply philosophical, provocative and compelling work". Source: Wikipedia (en)
Editions
6- date of publication: 1999ISBN-13: 978-1-86046-095-1
- date of publication: 1994ISBN-13: 978-0-15-136700-9
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