
The Last Supper
Pawel Huelle(Author)
Serpent's Tail (Publisher)
Published on 20. November 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-1-85242-980-5 (ISBN)
Description
Set in Gdansk, the story centres on a single day in the near future, when twelve men have been invited by their mutual friend, an artist, to model at a photographic session for a modern version of The Last Supper. The histories of the twelve men are revealed through their thoughts on the day: their wayward behaviour is a reflection of the role of the Church in Polish society today. The reunion is disturbed as a wave of terrorist bombs paralyses the city, creating upheaval and a sense of unease.
Provocative, witty and heretical, The Last Supper raises fundamental questions about the nature of belief in modern society: it is a brilliant, erudite novel of ideas.
Provocative, witty and heretical, The Last Supper raises fundamental questions about the nature of belief in modern society: it is a brilliant, erudite novel of ideas.
Reviews / Votes
Mixing whimsy, satire and musings on art and religion, it both intrigues and exasperates. * Intelligent Life * Huelle's erudite writing bestows a mordant wit on even the weightiest subject matter... his prose has an other-worldly quality. -- Melissa McClements * Financial Times *More details
Edition
Main
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Profile Books Ltd
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Dimensions
Height: 175 mm
Width: 126 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight
262 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-85242-980-5 (9781852429805)
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Persons
Pawel Huelle was born in 1957. The author of Who Was David Weiser?, Huelle is a novelist, playwright and journalist who has lived most of his life in Gdansk. His latest novel Castorp was published in Poland in 2004.