| Holy Jester! the Saint Francis Fables Contributor(s): Fo, Dario (Author) |
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ISBN: 1623160820 ISBN-13: 9781623160821 Publisher: Opus Books OUR PRICE: $35.06 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Religious - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 7.1" W x 9.1" (1.75 lbs) 160 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian - Religious Orientation - Catholic |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "Fo emulates the jesters of the Middle Ages in scourging authority and upholding the dignity of the downtrodden." - Nobel Prize Committee These fables spark the imagination, challenge the conscience, and delight the soul. Greed and corruption are Fo's irreverent subjects for this satirical Fellini-esque provocation. Fo convenes courtiers, popes, cardinals, generals, peasants and one man who despite his own earthly appetites and desires becomes a saint. "Imagine" wrote The New York Times about Fo, "a cross between Bertolt Brecht and Lenny Bruce, and you may begin to have an idea of the scope of Fo's anarchic wit." |