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This is the second novel from the author of the gay bestseller Loaded and tells the story of three brothers from a Greek-Italian family haunted by their history. It is told from the point of view of Louie, the youngest brother, who is struggling to make sense of his brother's life, and death and the kind of world in which such tragedies are commonplace. Written with the remorseless, page-turning urgency of a thriller, The Jesus Man is an uncompromising and timely examination of the hell that is life for many people in the last decade of the milennium; a soulless void in which pornography takes the place of love, television the place of human contact and where individual worth has been superseded by economic rationalism. Counterpointing this unremittingly bleak vision is the sweet humanity and optimism of Louie, oneof the great characters of contemporary literature, who looks within himself to find a place beyond the casual horror and mundanity of everyday life. It is his sense of hope for the future that shines through, and this book confirms Christos Tsiolkas as one of our finest and most original writers. Also check out Dead Europe and the multi award-winning The Slap.
Paperback, 403 Pages, Published 1999
Author: Christos Tsiolkas