Damascus [Paperback]
Tsiolkas, Christos, 1965-2019
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"'They kill us, they crucify us, they throw us to beasts in the arena, they sew our lips together and watch us starve. They bugger children in front of fathers and violate men before the eyes of their wives. The temple priests flay us openly in the streets and the Judeans stone us. We are hunted everywhere and we are hunted by everyone. We are despised, yet we grow. We are tortured and crucified and yet we flourish. We are hated and still we multiply. Why is that? You must wonder, how is it we survive?' Based around the gospels and letters of St Paul, and focusing on characters one and two generations on from the death of Christ, as well as Paul (Saul) himself, Damascus nevertheless explores the themes that have always obsessed Tsiolkas as a writer: class, religion, masculinity, patriarchy, colonisation, refugees; the ways in which nations, societies, communities, families and individuals are united and divided - it's all here, the contemporary and urgent questions, perennial concerns made vivid and visceral."--Provided by publisher.
Main title:
Damascus [Paperback] / Christos Tsiolkas.
Author:
Tsiolkas, Christos, 1965-, author
Imprint:
Crows Nest, NSW : Allen & Unwin, 2019.©2019
Collation:
423 pages : map ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:
9781760875091 (paperback)
Dewey class:
A823.4
Language:
English
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Subject:
Paul, the Apostle, Saint -- FictionBible. New Testament -- History of Biblical events -- FictionApostles -- FictionChurch history -- Primitive and early church, approximately 30-600 -- FictionPersecution -- History -- Early church, approximately 30-600 -- FictionHistorical fictionBiographical fictionBible fictionReligious fiction
BRN:
360643
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaumaris Library | Adult Fiction - General | TSIO | Available |
| Beaumaris Library | Adult Fiction - General | TSIO | Onloan - Due: 07 May 2024 |
| Brighton Library | Adult Fiction - General | TSIO | Available |
| Sandringham Library | Adult Fiction - General | TSIO | Onloan - Due: 11 May 2024 |