Author

Publication

1972 - Bantam Books, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

61,000 words, Guess

Page Count

244 pages

Identifiers

Classifications

  • LCCPS3543.I26 M4

Description

When a mortician appears on television to declare that death is infinitely preferable to life, he sparks a religious movement that quickly leaves Christianity and most of Islam in the dust. Gore Vidal’s deft and daring blend of satire and prophecy, first published in 1954, eerily anticipates the excesses of Jim Jones, David Koresh, and the Heaven’s Gate suicide cult.

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  • MessiahBantam Books1972-01-01
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