The Book of Abraham is a comic novel based on the story of the old-testament prophet Abraham. Abraham finally gets to tell his own story, from birth to death, in order to set the record straight. It is mainly written in a very colloquial and conversational style, and is often quite irreverent in its treatment of the story. However, like much modern comedy, it is at times deadly serious. It is also, of course, deeply satirical. The Book of Abraham is presented (in a jokey post-modern way which nobody is expected to believe) as a newly discovered ancient religious text, and there is an...
The Book of Abraham is a comic novel based on the story of the old-testament prophet Abraham. Abraham finally gets to tell his own story, from birth t...
