{"product_id":"children-of-god-lars-petter-sveen-9781555978204","title":"Children of God","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaring and original stories set in New Testament times, from a rising young Norwegian author\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLars Petter Sveen's \u003ci\u003eChildren of God \u003c\/i\u003erecounts the lives of people on the margins of the New Testament; thieves, Roman soldiers, prostitutes, lepers, healers, and the occasional disciple all get a chance to speak. With language free of judgment or moralizing, Sveen covers familiar ground in unusual ways. In the opening story, a group of soldiers are tasked with carrying out King Herod's edict to slaughter the young male children in Bethlehem but waver in their resolve. These interwoven stories harbor surprises at every turn, as the characters reappear. A group of thieves on the road to Jericho encounters no good Samaritan but themselves. A boy healed of his stutter will later regress. A woman searching for her lover from beyond the grave cannot find solace. At crucial moments an old blind man appears, urging the characters to give in to their darker impulses. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eChildren of God \u003c\/i\u003ewas a bestseller in Norway, where it won the Per Olov Enquist Literary Prize and gathered ecstatic reviews. Sveen's subtle elevation of the conflict between light and dark focuses on the varied struggles these often-ignored individuals face. Yet despite the dark tone, Sveen's stories retain a buoyancy, thanks to Guy Puzey's supple and fleet-footed translation. This deeply original and moving book, in Sveen's restrained and gritty telling, brings to light stories that reflect our own time, from a setting everyone knows.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lars Petter Sveen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1555978207\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781555978204\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Graywolf Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/16\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/15\/2018 pg. 27\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/27\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/15\/2018","brand":"Lars Petter Sveen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48453792104703,"sku":"9781555978204","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0465f1dd-386e-45c0-97c8-9cb2c63b1c70.jpg?v=1777302334","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/children-of-god-lars-petter-sveen-9781555978204","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}