The Kingdom of the Wicked
Anthony Burgess
360 pages, Paperback
ISBN: 0749006722
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Language: English
Publish: January 1, 2003
AncientBritish LiteratureChristianityFictionHistoricalHistorical FictionLiterary FictionLiteratureNovelsReligion
A Roman saga, taking in the excesses of Tiberius, Caligula and Nero and an irreverent account of the early days of Christianity. Sadoc, a dying shipping clerk, sets down for future generations a tale of epic he is charged with recounting no less an event than the birth of Christianity.