The Honey and the Fires

“Full of a light and eloquent humour. … Fascinating and profound.” Hisashi Inoue (famous Japanese author)“Every story is witty, beautifully written and encourages deep thought. Race out and buy this truly beautiful book.”INSIGHTS (magazine of the Uniting Church in Australia)ABOUT The Honey and the FiresPublished in Australia by HarperCollins and in Japanese translation by the major publishing house Shueisha, The Honey and the Fires is now available for the first time in a beautifully illustrated ebook edition. This a retelling of some of the most powerful stories from the Bible for our day and age. Roger Pulvers has brilliantly captured the essence of the time-honoured tales in often bold and lyrical language that makes The Honey and the Fires both timeless and of our time. “ノアの箱舟”は動物たちに占拠され、人類を乗せるかどうかの大投票が決まって、ノア一家は不安な面持ちで舟外で待つはめになり、“バベルの塔”の各階はそれぞれ国に別れ、階の間にしか住めない難民「階段民」が生まれ、“よきサマリア人”主人公“道”は目撃した様々な足、周囲で流された血について語り、“ヨブ”は豊かなときは自己存在を疑い、すべてを無くしたとき「これが本当の自分かも」と考え、争いが嫌いな“ヨナ”は魚の中で一生平和に暮らしたいと願う…。現代の地球に生きるすべてのひとと命に贈る、１２編の物語。