Three Gospels

Reynolds Price pays tribute to his literary love of translation in this adaptation of the Gospels of Mark and John, in addition to a gospel written by the esteemed novelist himself.Esteemed novelist, dramatist, scholar, essayist, and poet, Reynolds Price turns his attention back to a literary love he had discovered earlier in his career: translation. But for Reynolds that didn’t mean abandoning his passion for writing original work; powerful and imaginative, Three Gospels offers eloquent translations of the Gospels of Mark and John as well as a gospel never before seen—an original one written by Price himself. These stunning triumphs of imagination tell and retell some of the most iconic ancient stories in Price’s unparalleled literary voice. (PUBTouchstone)Emphasizing that the Gospels are early examples of great narrative literature, novelist and literary critic Price retranslates Mark and John, bringing out the raw energy of the Greek, then adds his own third gospel, coalescing ancient sources. Highly recommended,---Library Journal. 288 pages, softcover.