Monday, October 31, 2005

Anne Rice Book Release Date, Tuesday, Nov 1

Ian posted earlier about Anne Rice (of Interview with a Vampire fame with tons of other books to her credit) becoming a Christian. Well her new book (Christian: historical fiction...written from the point fo view of Jesus, at age 7?) is being released tomorrow. Sounds interesting:

from http://www.annerice.com/bs_b_ChristTheLord.htm

CHRIST THE LORD: Out of Egypt

Having completed the two cycles of legend to which she has devoted her career so far, Anne Rice gives us now her most ambitious and courageous book, a novel about the life of of Christ the Lord based on the gospels and on the most respected New Testament scholarship.

The book's power derives from the passion its author brings to the writing, and the way in which she summons up the voice, the presence, the words of Jesus who tells the story.

A review states:
A cross between a historial novel and an update of Tolstoy's The Gospel in Brief, it presents Jesus as nature mystic, healer, prophet and very much a real young boy. Essentially, it's a mystery story, of the child grappling to understand his miraculous gifts and numinous birth. He animates clay pigeons, causes snowfall and dazzles his elders with unheard-of knowledge.

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