John

by Niall Williams

Book Overview

In the tradition of Jim Crace's Quarantine and Anita Diamant's The Red Tent , John is a stunning, lyrical reimagining of John the Apostle in the final years of his life, by the critically acclaimed... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 159691467X
• ISBN13: 9781596914674
• Release Date: February 2008
• Publisher: Bloomsbury USA
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.8" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Amazing read...like being there

This is the first book I've read by Niall Williams. He is an amazing writer. He plays with vocabulary and sentence structure and somehow (without being gimmicky) transports you back 2,000 years ago, on the island of Patmos, living day by day, in faith, beside the apostle John. You live humbly and expectantly awaiting the return of Christ. Heresies arise. John gets old. I don't want to give anything away, but it is an amazing, literary book that goes to your heart. I finished it a week ago and am still thinking about it. It's a bit of a slow read, but it builds wonderfully. I think non-Christians won't "get" it...but any person of faith, who understands the power of the word of God will love this book. --Steve Slesinger, Melbourne, FL