Man of Nazareth


Man of Nazareth is a 1979 historical novel by Anthony Burgess based on his screenplay for Franco Zeffirelli's television miniseries Jesus of Nazareth (1977). It is the second in a trilogy of Burgess books with biblical themes, the others being Moses (1976) and The Kingdom of the Wicked (1985).

Man of Nazareth
First edition
AuthorAnthony Burgess
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
GenreHistorical novel
PublisherMcGraw-Hill
Publication date
1979
Media typePrint (Hardback and Paperback)
ISBN0-07-008962-0
OCLC4515476
823/.9/14
LC ClassPZ4.B953 Man 1979 PR6052.U638
Followed byThe Kingdom of the Wicked 

Plot introduction

Man of Nazareth is a fictionalized historic account recalling the story of Jesus from his birth to his death. Burgess uses a Greek merchant recently returned from Jerusalem following the crucifixion as the narrator, a man recounting the stories he heard about Jesus while conducting his business there.

Release details

  • 1979, United States, McGraw-Hill ISBN 0-07-008962-0, Pub date November 1979, Hardback

Sources, references, external links, quotations

"'Love and Do as You Please'". The New York Review of Books. NYR Books …. 26. 16 August 1979.


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