I think I need to quote another Nobel Prize winner here, Sir Winston Churchill who said ' You have enemies? Good. The author has been criticized a lot for this novel and ' The Gospel According to Jesus Christ', especially by the Catholic church. It still contributes to a better understanding. I don't want to say anything is true in this book, it is not, it is an interpretation by an atheist. But, it is the part usually not taught in religious education classes. It also helps understand a lot of the stories, even though it is just one point of view.

Whether you believe in the bible or not, this is a highly interesting book, a very good starting point for deep discussions. We learn here what happened to Adam and Eve after they left paradise and where they went. The background was explained well and a lot of stories made sense. What struck me most, the characters were very realistic, very real. We then see the first murder, Cain killing his brother Abel and then we see how Cain goes on living and meets all the biblical celebrities like Abraham, Moses, Noah, Lilith, Job, and cruises all the important locations, for example, he is in Lot, Babel, Jericho, Sodom and Gomorrah, at the most important times, in short, he is omnipresent. Or do we? José Saramago finds a unique and satirical way of telling this story that is as old as mankind. The story starts with Adam and Eve and how they are thrown out of paradise. I read that this is the last book of this atheist about the bible.

Urn:oclc:710012258 Republisher_date 20161116091234 Republisher_operator Republisher_time 1071 Scandate 20161115123047 Scanner love reading the novels of our Nobel Prize winners so couldn't resist starting this one, 'Cain' by José Saramago. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 18:54:49.235127 Bookplateleaf 0010 Boxid IA1145424 Boxid_2 CH129925 City Boston Containerid_2 X0008 Donor

Cain by josé saramago