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Ladies and Gentlemen, the Bible!

by Jonathan Goldstein

Average based on 1 comment. Synopses & Reviews Customer Comments (1) ISBN13: 9781594483677 ISBN10: 1594483671 All Product Details

 

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A hilarious re-imagining of the heroes of the Old Testament for a modern world-and the neurotic, demanding reader.

In the beginning...there was humor.

Sure, it's the foundation for much of Western morality and the cornerstone of world literature. But let's face it: the Bible always needed punching up. Plus, it raised quite a few questions that a modern world refuses to ignore any longer: wouldn't it be boring to live inside a whale? How did Joseph explain Mary's pregnancy to the guys at work? Who exactly was the megalomaniacal foreman who oversaw the construction of the Tower of Babel? And honestly, what was Cain's problem?

In Ladies and Gentlemen, the Bible!, Jonathan Goldstein re-imagines and recasts the greatest heroes of the Bible with depth, wit, and snappy dialogue. This is the Bible populated by angry loners, hypochondriacs, and reluctant prophets who fear for their sanity, for readers of Sarah Vowell and the books of David Sedaris. Basically, a Bible that readers can finally, genuinely relate to.

Jonathan Goldstein's new book, I'll Seize the Day Tomorrow, will be available May 2013.

 

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"Several Bible stories get a rewrite in this funny collection by This American Life contributing editor Goldstein (Lenny Bruce Is Dead). In this version, David kills Goliath not so much for his people as for laughs, and Jonah's lesser-known brother Vito fears that God's hand in Jonah's stint inside the whale has less to do with Jonah than Vito's own role in a youthful penis-touching incident. In 'My Troubles (A Work in Progress, by Joseph of N — ),' a worried father-to-be deals with the ambiguities of having one's wife knocked up by an angel. The voices of these stories sound like that of the semiobservant Jew in the book's preface, who describes one of God's failed universes as consisting 'of just one person — a man named Morris who sat in a room by himself, trying to decide whether to cuff his pants or let them drag.' With refashioned language and reimagined motivations, Goldstein's biblical characters evoke the kind of touching truths only found at the bottom of deep barrel laughs." Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)

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About the Author

Jonathan Goldstein is the award-winning author of I'll Seize the Day Tomorrow and Lenny Bruce is Dead. His work has appeared in the New York Times Magazine, GQ, Ready-Made, and the New York Times. He's a contributing editor to NPR's This American Life, where his work is regularly featured. He lives in Montreal.

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Kathleen Maddux Pearlman, March 30, 2009 (view all comments by Kathleen Maddux Pearlman)
I'm looking forward to reading this book. I just finished Good Book by David Plotz and it sounds like this one will be even better...

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Product Details

ISBN:

9781594483677

Author:

Goldstein, Jonathan

Publisher:

Riverhead Trade

Subject:

Short Stories (single author)

Subject:

Humorous fiction

Subject:

Short stories

Subject:

Stories (single author)

Subject:

Literature-A to Z

Edition Description:

Paperback / softback

Publication Date:

20090407

Binding:

Paperback

Grade Level:

from 12

Language:

English

Pages:

256

Dimensions:

7.70x5.00x.80 in. .40 lbs.

Age Level:

17-17

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Product details 256 pages Riverhead Books - 2009-04-00 English 9781594483677 Reviews:

"Publishers Weekly Review" by Publishers Weekly, "Several Bible stories get a rewrite in this funny collection by This American Life contributing editor Goldstein (Lenny Bruce Is Dead). In this version, David kills Goliath not so much for his people as for laughs, and Jonah's lesser-known brother Vito fears that God's hand in Jonah's stint inside the whale has less to do with Jonah than Vito's own role in a youthful penis-touching incident. In 'My Troubles (A Work in Progress, by Joseph of N — ),' a worried father-to-be deals with the ambiguities of having one's wife knocked up by an angel. The voices of these stories sound like that of the semiobservant Jew in the book's preface, who describes one of God's failed universes as consisting 'of just one person — a man named Morris who sat in a room by himself, trying to decide whether to cuff his pants or let them drag.' With refashioned language and reimagined motivations, Goldstein's biblical characters evoke the kind of touching truths only found at the bottom of deep barrel laughs." Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)