Pilate - The Biography of an Invented Man

Informationen zum Autor Ann Wroe Klappentext Although very little is known for certain about Pontius Pilate, the man who crucified Christ, this has not stopped writers in every age from imagining his life. This is also the story of the man Pilate might have been; Ann Wroe shows how, in his struggles with fate and free will, Pilate's story has also become the story of ourselves. Zusammenfassung Although very little is known for certain about Pontius Pilate, the man who crucified Christ, this has not stopped writers in every age from imagining his life. This is also the story of the man Pilate might have been; Ann Wroe shows how, in his struggles with fate and free will, Pilate's story has also become the story of ourselves.

About the author

Ann Wroe is the Obituaries editor of The Economist, and has written its weekly obituary for almost two decades. She is the author of eight previous works of non-fiction, including biographies of Pontius Pilate (shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Award and the W.H. Smith Award), Perkin Warbeck, Shelley, Orpheus (winner of the Criticos Prize) and St Francis. She lives in Brighton and London.

Product details

• Authors: Ann Wroe, Wroe Ann
• Publisher: Vintage UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.03.2000
• EAN: 9780099287933
• ISBN: 978-0-09-928793-3
• No. of pages: 400
• Dimensions: 131 mm x 198 mm x 25 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; Non-fiction book > History > Biographies, autobiographies; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Military, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Political, HISTORY / Ancient / Rome, RELIGION / History, HISTORY / World, RELIGION / Christianity / History, RELIGION / Christianity / General, Christianity, History of Religion, Ancient History, General and world history, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Biography: historical, political and military