Man of Nazareth

Man of Nazareth is a 1979 historical novel by Anthony Burgess based on his screenplay for Franco Zeffirelli's TV miniseries Jesus of Nazareth. It is one of a trilogy of Burgess books with biblical themes, the others being The Kingdom of the Wicked and Moses.

Man of Nazareth
First edition
AuthorAnthony Burgess
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
GenreHistorical novel
PublisherMcGraw-Hill
Publication date
1979
Media typePrint (Hardback and Paperback)
ISBN0-07-008962-0
OCLC4515476
823/.9/14
LC ClassPZ4.B953 Man 1979 PR6052.U638
Followed byThe Kingdom of the Wicked 

Plot introduction

Man of Nazareth is a fictionalized historic account recalling the story of Jesus from his birth to his death. Burgess uses a Greek merchant recently returned from Jerusalem following the crucifixion as the narrator, a man recounting the stories he heard about Jesus while conducting his business there.

Release details

  • 1979, United States, McGraw-Hill ISBN 0-07-008962-0, Pub date November 1979, Hardback

Sources, references, external links, quotations

"'Love and Do as You Please'". The New York Review of Books. NYR Books …. 26. 16 August 1979.

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