Barabbas /
by Pär Lagerkvist ; translated by Alan Blair ; with a preface by Lucien Maury and a letter by André Gide.

Description

Main Author

Lagerkvist, Pär, 1891-1974

Related Names

Gide, André, 1869-1951.
Maury, Lucien, 1872-1953, writer of preface.
Blair, Alan, translator.
Rouben Mamoulian Collection (Library of Congress)

Language(s)

English

Published

©1951
New York : Random House, [1951]

Subjects

Barabbas
Barabbas > Barabbas / (Biblical figure)
Barabbas > Barabbas / Fiction.
Barabbas > Barabbas / (Biblical figure) > Barabbas / (Biblical figure) / Fiction.
New Testament > New Testament / History of New Testament events > New Testament / History of New Testament events / Fiction
Bible. > Bible. / New Testament
Bible. > Bible. / New Testament > Bible. / New Testament / History of Biblical events > Bible. / New Testament / History of Biblical events / Fiction.
History of Biblical events.
Swedish fiction.
Swedish fiction > Swedish fiction / 20th century.
Fiction.
Biographical fiction.
Parables.
Fiction.
Fictional Work

Summary

Barabbas, the thief, was acquitted when Christ was crucified, but he cannot put the thought of that man out of his mind. He finds himself drawn to the Christians who remain.

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Physical Description

xii, 180 pages ; 21 cm

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