Difference between revisions of "Requiem (1995 Joyce), novel"
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"Following the death of his wife, Tom Webster travels to Jerusalem in search of a friend from his college days. But the haunted city, divided by warring religious groups, offers him no refuge from guilt and grief. As he wanders through the streets and the archaeological sites, a mysterious old woman appears to him, delivering messages that seem beyond comprehension. Then a fragment of the Dead Sea Scrolls, kept hidden by an elderly innkeeper, appears to offer the key to understanding the woman's pronouncements. Perhaps the spirit of Mary Magdelene is trying to reveal to Tom the hidden history of the Resurrection. And perhaps the truth is even stranger..."--Publisher description. | "Following the death of his wife, Tom Webster travels to Jerusalem in search of a friend from his college days. But the haunted city, divided by warring religious groups, offers him no refuge from guilt and grief. As he wanders through the streets and the archaeological sites, a mysterious old woman appears to him, delivering messages that seem beyond comprehension. Then a fragment of the Dead Sea Scrolls, kept hidden by an elderly innkeeper, appears to offer the key to understanding the woman's pronouncements. Perhaps the spirit of Mary Magdelene is trying to reveal to Tom the hidden history of the Resurrection. And perhaps the truth is even stranger..."--Publisher description. | ||
==Editions | ==Editions == | ||
Published in England (London: 1995) and the United States (New York: 1996). | Published in England (London: 1995) and the United States (New York: 1996). | ||
====Translations==== | |||
Translated into German (1996) and Chinese (2006). | Translated into German (1996) and Chinese (2006). | ||
*[[安魂曲 = Requiem (2006 @1995 Joyce / Guo), novel (Chinese ed.)]] | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
Revision as of 14:49, 15 February 2014
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Requiem (1995) is a novel by Graham Joyce.
Abstract
An American school teacher in Israel discovers scrolls which portray Mary Magdalene as the wife of Jesus, and the apostle, Paul, as a power-hungry schemer who collaborates with Judas to bring Jesus down.
"Following the death of his wife, Tom Webster travels to Jerusalem in search of a friend from his college days. But the haunted city, divided by warring religious groups, offers him no refuge from guilt and grief. As he wanders through the streets and the archaeological sites, a mysterious old woman appears to him, delivering messages that seem beyond comprehension. Then a fragment of the Dead Sea Scrolls, kept hidden by an elderly innkeeper, appears to offer the key to understanding the woman's pronouncements. Perhaps the spirit of Mary Magdelene is trying to reveal to Tom the hidden history of the Resurrection. And perhaps the truth is even stranger..."--Publisher description.
Editions
Published in England (London: 1995) and the United States (New York: 1996).
Translations
Translated into German (1996) and Chinese (2006).
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