Samson

Informationen zum Autor David Maine was born in 1963 and grew up in Farmington, Connecticut. He attended Oberlin College and the University of Arizona, and worked in the mental health systems of Massachusetts and Arizona. He is married to novelist Uzma Aslam Khan, and since 1998 has lived in Lahore, Pakistan. Klappentext Samson, every Sunday school's favourite mass murderer, wreaks havoc whenever he or his Lord have been challenged. But every hard man has a soft spot. And when Samson meets Dalila, he finds a woman who changes everything . . . David Maine's latest novel is a magnificent piece of storytelling and a fable for our times. 'A blistering and provocative portrait of someone more akin to God's own gangster than God's gift to mankind.' Time Out 'Wonderfully mischievous, beguiling, original . . . Maine's audacity is irresistible.' New York Times 'Irreverent, witty and humane.' Financial Times An explosive and provocative fictional re-examination of one of the bible's most iconic figures. Zusammenfassung An explosive and provocative fictional re-examination of one of the bible's most iconic figures.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: David Maine, Maine David
• Editore: Canongate Books
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 07.02.2008
• EAN: 9781847670427
• ISBN: 978-1-84767-042-7
• Pagine: 240
• Dimensioni: 130 mm x 198 mm x 16 mm
• Categorie: Narrativa > Romanzi > Racconti e romanzi storici; Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), FICTION / Christian / Fantasy, Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary