Description:
In Glory, Judas Iscariot finally tells his side of the story. From his perspective, Jesus is the betrayer, while Judas himself brought humanity a chance at redemption. Through Judas's searing tortured monologues, this late masterpiece from one of Italy's greatest writers investigates deep questions about the nature of faith, rebellion, fate, and free will.
Review Quotes: "Mastery of literary technique makes the reader sensorially present in first-century Palestine. One feels oneself to be Judas and relives his experience from the inside, shedding his prayers and tears over the dilemmas of loving, the enigma of evil, and the perplexity of being humanly free yet fulfilling a destined 'glory.' In this wrenchingly profound probing of the Messianic mystery, we peer with Judas into the dark abyss of how a Galilean prophet came to be revealed as God. "--William Franke "professor of comparative literature at Vanderbilt University"