Michel Faber

religious zealots worldwide." "A tour through sensationalist society, The Fire Gospel is a provocative novel about the power of words to resonate across centuries, and their continued ability to inspire and disrupt in equal measure." --Book Jacket.

The Fire Gospel

Theo Griepenkerl is a modest academic with an Olympian ego. When he visits a looted museum in Iraq, looking for treasures he can ship back to Canada, he finds nine papyrus scrolls that have lain hidden for two thousand years. Once translated from Aramaic, these prove to be a fifth Gospel, written by an eye-witness of Jesus Christ's last days. But when Theo decides to share this sensational discovery with the world, he fails to imagine the impact the new Gospel will have on Christians, Arabs, homicidal maniacs and Amazon customers. Like Prometheus's gift of fire, it has incendiary consequences. The Fire Gospel is an enthralling novel about the power of words to resonate across centuries, and inspire and disrupt in equal measure. Wickedly provocative, hilarious and shocking by turns, it is a revelatory piece of storytelling.

James Haliburton

Difficult to imagine being disappointed by a Michel Faber book but unfortuantely there had to be a first and this is the one. Part of the Canongate myth series, it's a slight tale with only rare glimpses of his usual unique story telling talent.

Kathy Rodger 

Moray Lyle McIntosh

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.

The Fire Gospel

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