Great existential book. This is the kind of book that, regardless of religion or philosophical bent, makes the reader think about his/her own beliefs. The great thing about the book is that Lagerkvist makes no overt judgements for or against the things that Barabbas does or doesn't do. This is the kind of well written book that people of two completely divergent religious beliefs or philosophic schools of thought could read and come away with two completely different ideas on the meaning of the book.
The Alan Blair translation is a bit shaky. I'm not sure if the book has been translated by anyone else. Still quite a good read.
The Alan Blair translation is a bit shaky. I'm not sure if the book has been translated by anyone else. Still quite a good read.
This is a very interesting book that will interest anyone
This is a fictionalized account of the post-crucifixion told through the eyes of the arch-criminal. As with Peter, he three times denies. In the end, at crucifixion, he finally accepts the faith in mirror of that for whom he was originally pardoned. Partly truth, partly fiction; but which is which?
