James wood the book against god

Such a critic leaves himself wide open to criticism by venturing into the field of fiction himself, as wood has with his first novel, the book against god. A novel james wood a passionate, profoundly funny first novel from the best literary critic of his generation adam begley, financial times thomas bunting, the charming, chaotic, and deeply untruthful narrator of james woods wonderful first novel, is in despair. His reason for being, apart from smoking, drinking and lying around idly, seems to be to build a case against god that also is a case against his father, a parish priest. Thomas bunting, the narrator of this slyly comic novel, is. The book against god, james woods muchawaited first novel, is so intriguing in part because of the technical resourcefulness with which it unites two hitherto distinct literary traditions. The book against god by james wood from the guardian. A novel by james wood 2003, hardcover at the best online prices. James wood was chief literary critic of the guardian london and is senior editor at the new republic. God doesnt exist and pater isnt going to heaven, i crooned, in yet another of the books. If religion is true, one must believe, writes james wood in the introduction to the broken estate 1999, a collection of his literary. His first collection of essays, the broken estate, was published in 1999. James woods first novel, the book against god, is a quietly rich and clever dissection of the urge towards faith, says galen strawson.

In the book against god, james wood chronicles thomas buntings reflection, on what is, the worst period in his life. James wood and god readers of the work of literary critic and novelist james wood will know that he is god haunted. Like woods criticism, the book against god is full of ideas, irony, and intelligence. James wood has been a staff writer and book critic at the new yorker since 2007. James wood s first novel, the book against god, is a daring piece of worknot only a novel of ideas but, god help us, of theological. The book against god kindle edition by wood, james. The miami herald wood has written his own bigthing novel, his first, which has to do with literature and faith but is also, happily, laden with wit, forceful images, and english eccentrics. Although his main energies are directed into scribbling notes for his forthcoming magnum opus the book against god, he is not even a particularly convincing atheist since he seems motivated mainly by the fairly immature argument that the the evil in the world is inconsistent with a loving god. An intellectuals revolt against the faith of his father becomes a disabling shaping. Used books may not include companion materials, may have some shelf wear, may contain highlightingnotes. Thomas bunting, the main character of james woods novel, is a compulsive liar, selfabsorbed sponge and the epitome of arrested development.