Garden, The In the beginning... - Couverture souple

Aidinoff, Elsie

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9780099484073: Garden, The In the beginning...

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ISBN 10 : 0099484072 ISBN 13 : 9780099484073

Editeur : Definitions, 2007

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When the book opens Eve, who is the narrator ,is just coming into consciousness. She has been given by God to the Serpent to raise. Her sense of wonder as the Serpent introduces her to life in Paradise is a strength of the book; she learns about nature, love and the way that the new and fascinating world works. When she comes into contact with God - who rears Adam - she is wary of his dominance and egotism.One day, becoming impatient to discover whether or not he`s designed the male and female to procreate properly, God rushes Adam and Eve into intercourse.The Serpent alone regcognizes the consequences of God`s act. `Until today Eve has felt...that the world was good...' but ' Adam as good as raped her.' Eve is devastated by the experience.
Eve leaves the Garden to gain some distance from God and to discover what exists in the outside world; the Serpent accompanies her. They make several journeys - one to a volcano, one to a desert, one to a mountain range and one to the sea (where Eve swims out to sea against the instructions of the Serpent and nearly drowns.) On their return to the Garden, the roots of the apple tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil begin to grow; the Serpent sensing that time is running out to teach Eve that love making is good, changes into a man and makes love to her with great sensitivity. After this she is prepared to accept her role as the mother of humankind.
God is outraged by Eve's - and also Adams's - interest in the tree of knowledge. He is at his capricious worst: everything must bow to his wishes. They realise that if they are to have any freedom of will they must leave God and the garden . The Serpent warns them that this will involve future suffering but Eve feels she must develop and be her own person.They go forth...

Quatri�me de couverture :

'This is a remarkable, morally complicated, provocative novel. I don't think teenagers should be allowed to keep it to themselves'
Observer

'Intriguing, absorbing and touching'
Guardian

In the beginning there is God. Magnificent, all-powerful, fascinated and excited by the things he can create, but dangerous.

A nd there is the serpent, a wise, loving and seductive teacher, ready to nuture Eve's every moment.

And then there is Adam, lithe, beautiful and physical.

And finally comes Eve. Enchanting, passionate, lively, always questioning as she wrestles with the dictates of God, the whims of Adam and the problem of free will.

This compelling debut novel brings controversial insight and inspiring freshness to one of the oldest tales on earth, exploring questions of personal responsibility, justice and freedom.

Not suitable for younger readers.

Definitions
Garden of Eden ('i:d'n) noun.
1. Old Testament, the garden in which Adam and Eve were placed at the creation
2. a delightful place, region, dwelling etc; paradise

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