The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ (Myths) (Canons) (Text Myth)

by Philip Pullman

'If I vanished he wouldn't notice, if I died he wouldn't care. I think of him all the time, and he thinks of me not at all. I love him, and my love torments me. There are times when I feel like a ghost beside him; as if he alone is real, and I'm just a daydream.'

This is the story of two brothers. One is impassioned and one reserved. One is destined to go down in history and the other to be forgotten.

In Pullman's hands, this sacred tale is reborn as one of the most enchanting, thrilling and visionary stories of recent years.

The Myths series brings together some of the world's finest writers, each of whom has retold a myth in a contemporary and memorable way. Authors in the series include Karen Armstrong, Margaret Atwood, A.S. Byatt, David Grossman, Natsuo Kirino, Alexander McCall Smith, Philip Pullman, Ali Smith and Jeanette Winterson.

• ISBN10: 1786891956
• ISBN13: 9781786891952
• Publish Date: 21 September 2017 (first published 1 April 2010)
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: GB
• Publisher: Canongate Books Ltd
• Imprint: Canongate Canons
• Edition: Main - Canons Edition
• Format: Paperback (B-Format (198x129 mm))
• Pages: 272
• Language: English

Reviews

[Eve1972]

This was just OK for me. The concept is interesting, Mary gives birth to two boys, one she names Jesus the other Christ. Christ represents the church and how it has exploited the "historical" Jesus through out the ages. Like I said, a good concept, but as it was presented in this book, not at all that thought provoking. The novel is pretty short, with short chapters (with all those Bible stories you learned as a child) which makes it an easy read. I wish it had been longer, delved deeper and had not been so blatantly obvious what the author was trying to say.