The Robe (1942 Douglas), novel
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The Robe (1942) is a novel by Lloyd C. Douglas.
Abstract
Based on the imagined life of the Roman soldier in charge of Jesus’ crucifixion, was one of the decade’s best sellers and spawned a renewed interest in New Testament novels.
Editions and translations
Published in Boston, Houghton Mifflin, 1942.
Translated into many languages, including French (1945), German, Italian and Spanish:
- La tunique (1945 Douglas), novel (French ed.)
- Das gewand des Erlösers (1948 Douglas), novel (German ed.)
- La tunica (1954 Douglas), novel (Italian ed.)
- El manto sagrado (1945 Douglas), novel (Spanish ed.
Became a movie in 1953: