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The Testament of Mary is a short novel by Irish writer Colm Tóibín.The book was published on 13 November 2012 by Scribner's.. The novel is written from the point of view of Mary, mother of Jesus, reflecting in her old age on her son's life and the claims he was a messiah.
- Colm Tóibín
- 96 pp (hardback)
- 2012
- 13 November 2012
Oct 1, 2012 · The Testament of Mary is presented as a missing part of the Bible told in the first person by Mary, Jesus’ mother. Missing (or suppressed) because Colm Toibin’s Mary is a sceptic of the Christian faith who relates memories of her son that question the foundation of the other testaments that paved the way to the world’s most popular religion.
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- Hardcover
Sep 10, 2013 · 2014 Audie Award Finalist for Audiobook of the Year, Literary Fiction, and Solo Narration—Female! Shortlisted for the 2013 Man Booker Prize, Colm Tóibín's provocative, haunting, and indelible portrait of Mary presents her as a solitary older woman still seeking to understand the events that become the narrative of the New Testament and the foundation of Christianity.
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- Colm Toibin
Feb 4, 2014 · The Testament of Mary: A Novel. Paperback – February 4, 2014. “Tóibín is at his lyrical best in this beautiful and daring work” (The New York Times Book Review) that portrays Mary as a solitary older woman still seeking to understand the events that become the narrative of the New Testament and the foundation of Christianity ...
- 2012
- Colm Tóibín
Nov 13, 2012 · Hardcover – November 13, 2012. Shortlisted for the 2013 Man Booker Prize, Colm Tóibín's provocative, haunting, and indelible portrait of Mary presents her as a solitary older woman still seeking to understand the events that become the narrative of the New Testament and the foundation of Christianity. In the ancient town of Ephesus, Mary ...
- Scribner
- $15.51
Nov 13, 2012 · The Testament of Mary is a spellbinding, surprisingly reverent book.” (Jeff Giles Entertainment Weekly) “Tóibín applies a Joycean ruthlessness…Imagining himself into Mary’s interior life is his boldest jump yet.” (Hermione Lee The New York Review of Books) “Tóibín’s intimate approach make Mary feel more credible and human ...
“The Testament of Mary is an important and persuasive book: Tóibín's weary Mary, sceptical and grudging, reads as far more true and real than the saintly perpetual virgin of legend. And Tóibín is a wonderful writer: as ever, his lyrical and moving prose is the real miracle.”
