144 pages
English language
Published May 16, 1989 by Vintage Books.
4 stars
(3 reviews)
Barabbas is a 1950 novel by Pär Lagerkvist. It tells a version of the life of Barabbas, the man whom the Bible relates was released instead of Jesus. The novel is built on antithesis: Jesus dies first among the three crucified – Barabbas dies last. Jesus dies among several of his friends – Barabbas dies alone. Jesus talks to God – Barabbas talks to the darkness. The novel starts with Jesus' crucifixion and ends with Barabbas' crucifixion in Rome.
Subjects
- Barabbas (Biblical figure) -- Fiction.
- Bible. N.T. -- History of Biblical events -- Fiction.