search
author
book
The Fire Gospel
Search for this on
 
The book

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 Reviews

Faber's cautionary tale about the perils of literary fame also works very well as a spoof of The Da Vinci Code phenomenon.
Colin Waters, Sunday Herald

In writing this playful noir thriller-cum-The Da Vinci Code pastiche, the versatile Faber shows he can pen an off-the-cuff satire.
Arifa Akbar, Independent

related items
Publication details

Published: 02 Jul 2009
Paperback
224 pages
Price:  £7.99
ISBN: 9781847672797

Other editions
  Hardback

Academics - request inspection copy

Email address
Author
               
Michel Faber

MICHEL FABER has written seven other books, including the highly acclaimed The Crimson Petal and the White, The Fahrenheit Twins and the Whitbread-shortlisted novel Under the Skin. The Apple, based on characters in The Crimson Petal and the White, was published in 2006. He has also written two novellas, The Hundred and Ninety-Nine Steps (2001) and The Courage Consort (2002), and has won several short-story awards, including the Neil Gunn, Ian St James and Macallan. Born in Holland, brought up in Australia, he now lives in the Scottish Highlands.