Damascus Gate

Robert Stone

ISBN 10: 0330370588 / ISBN 13: 9780330370585

Edité par Franklin Library, 1998

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Synopsis :

A novel set in Jerusalem about the search for God, power and salvation. Journalist Christopher Lucas finds himself sucked into intrigue and fanaticism when he is assigned to investigate the religious lunatics who have fallen victim to "Jerusalem Sydrome".

Revue de presse: "But while the religious quests of Stone's characters help drive his story, the novel is ultimately concerned less with metaphysics and cosmic order than with the earthly realm of politics and the human craving for certainty. The characters in Damascus Gate may be "God- struck," they may dream insistently of a better world, but like so many Stone characters, they end up captives of history and their own very human illusions." The New York Times

"Heavy as a marble tablet, it delivers revelations about character and culture in the way that only a dense, textured novel can.... Precise and passionate, Damascus Gate is a stunning achievement." The Philadelphia Inquirer

"Damascus Gate asks enormous questions about cosmic truth--and its effect on those who think they own it--with intensity, intellectual rigor and abiding morality." The San Francisco Chronicle

"The writing, often dense with metaphor and landscape, is powerful, and the result is a pulsing, profound novel...." Entertainment Weekly

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Damascus Gate
Éditeur : Franklin Library
Date d'édition : 1998
Reliure : Couverture rigide
Etat : Good