King Jesus

Robert Graves's controversial historical novel is a bold reworking of the story of Christ. Here Jesus is not the son of God, but the result of a secret marriage - the descendant of Herod and true King of the Jews. Written from the perspective of a lowly official at the end of the first century AD, King Jesus recounts Jesus's birth, youth, life as a charismatic 'wonder worker' and the unorthodox, bitter nature of his death and resurrection. Portraying Jesus not as divine but as a flawed human bent upon his own doom, this retelling of the gospels is a compelling blend of research, imagination and narrative power.

Product details

• Authors: Robert Graves, Robert von Ranke Graves
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.12.2011
• EAN: 9780141197654
• ISBN: 978-0-14-119765-4
• No. of pages: 368
• Series: Penguin Classics; Modern Classics; Penguin Modern Classics; Penguin Modern Classics; Penguin Classics
• Subject: Fiction > Narrative literature