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Zusatztext Faber's cautionary tale about the perils of literary fame also works very well as a spoof of The Da Vinci Code phenomenon. Informationen zum Autor Michel Faber has written nine books. In addition to the Whitbread-shortlisted Under the Skin , he is the author of the highly acclaimed The Crimson Petal and the White, The Book of Strange New Things, which was shortlisted for the Arthur C. Clarke Award and won the 2015 Saltire Book of the Year, and most recently Undying , his first poetry collection. Born in Holland, brought up in Australia, he now lives in the UK. Klappentext 'A thriller of a story.' The Times 'The satire is so entertaining, the pace so sharp, the writing so witty . . . it's effortless to consume.' Observer When Theo Griepenkerl happens upon the fifth Gospel in a war-torn Iraqi museum, he can't believe his luck. Driven by greed and a lust for fame, he capitalises on his find by publishing it. His book is a sensation. But he can hardly imagine the incendiary consequences his discovery will have for Christians, Arabs, homicidal maniacs and Amazon customers alike. The Fire Gospel is a brilliant piece of storytelling, dazzlingly outrageous and utterly gripping. 'Faber's latest bristles with tightly edited ideas . . . This is a lean, controlled, instantly engrossing book.' ***** Financial Times ´What he did for the Victorian novel in The Crimson Petal and the White Faber now does for the bestselling books du jour.´ Guardian Zusammenfassung 'What he did for the Victorian novel in The Crimson Petal and the White Faber now does for the bestselling books du jour.' Guardian
