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36 Arguments for the Existence of God: A Work of Fiction Main Edition
Author(s): Rebecca Newberger Newberger Goldstein (Author)
- Publisher: Atlantic Books
- Publication Date: 1 Mar. 2010
- Edition: Main
- Language: English
- Print length: 400 pages
- ISBN-10: 1848871538
- ISBN-13: 9781848871533
Book Description
Psychologist Cass Seltzer’s book, The Variety of Religious Illusion, has become a surprise runaway bestseller. Dubbed ‘the atheist with a soul’, Cass’s sudden celebrity has upended his life and brought back the ghosts of his past. Over the course of one week, Cass’s theories about our need to keep faith are borne out in ways he could never have imagined.
36 Arguments for the Existence of God is a remarkably original novel, which explores the varieties of the human religious experience in a story of obsession, consuming love, and divine genius. By turns hilarious, moving and devilishly clever, Goldstein’s novel is an exhilarating romance of heart and mind.
Editorial Reviews
Review
Dazzling, sparked by frequent flashes of nonchalant brilliance… Affirms Ms. Goldstein’s position as a satirist and a seeker of real moral questions at a time when silly ones prevail. — Janet Maslin, New York Times
In her cerebral fiction [Goldstein] dances across disciplines with delight… 36 Arguments radiates all the humour and erudition we’ve come to expect from Goldstein… Hilarious… You’ve got to place this novel among the very funniest [novel] ever written… Goldstein doesn’t want to shake your faith or confirm it, but she’ll make you a believer in the power of fiction. –Washington Post
[An] engaging cocktail of philosophy, roman à clef fun, and scholarly soap opera… Goldstein’s novel doubles as a genuine primer on current debates about science and religion… –Globe and Mail
A freewheeling satirical tale that is compelling, heady, and laced with a deliciously dark wit… Caustically irreverent, yet provocative and informative without being completely didactic. And somewhat surprisingly, by the end, it is also deeply touching.
–Boston Globe
‘Rebecca Goldstein is a rare find among contemporary novelists: she has intellectual muscle as well as a tender emotional reach.’ –IAN McEWAN
