Dimensions
129 x 198 x 26mm
In 1998 Text Publishing and Canongate Books published the highly successful Pocket Canons - a radical repackaging of books from the Bible, introduced by literary and spiritual luminaries.
'Revelations' is an anthology of these often controversial, highly personal responses to the King James edition of the greatest book ever written, introduced by the Bishop of Edinburgh, Richard Holloway. Bono writes on Psalms, AS Byatt on the Song of Solomon, Louise de Bernières on Job, the Dalai Lama on the Epistles, Nick Cave on Mark and Will Self on Revelations. Other writers include Peter Ackroyd, PD James, Joanna Trollope and new pieces by Charles Frazier and EL Doctorow.