Job: a Comedy of Justice
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- Synopsis
- Alexander Hergensheimer is a godly man, about as godly as you can get. But when he takes a fire walk during a cruise where this native islander stunt is being exhibited, he is about to become as ungodly as he was godly before the walk. Waking up after his attempt and subsequent unconsciousness, he slowly discovers his world has done a 180 degree turn. Not only is he no longer the evangelical person he had been, but he is everything he despised and avoided--carnal, worldly, and sinful. He in no way reflects his previous ultra-religious ways. On top of losing his Christian moorings, he finds himself now carrying his old name but with a new life--and lover, Margrethe, a stewardess aboard the liner he's crusing on. She jumps from world to world to world with him, and they jointly keep picking up the smashed pieces of their lives and going forward. Let's follow them and see them squirm into and out of some really bizarre situations. Alec eventually becomes a modern Job, his existence being tested by God. Heinlein made this book with delicacy, it is humerous while making you question yourself and everything you believe in.
- Copyright:
- 1984
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 396 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780345313577
- Publisher:
- N/A
- Date of Addition:
- 01/08/02
- Copyrighted By:
- Robert A. Heinlein
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Literature and Fiction
- Submitted By:
- Leslie Kues
- Proofread By:
- Leslie Kues
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.