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January 08, 2007

Bible Stories revisited

I happened upon The Preservationist, David Maine's retelling of the bible story of Noah and the Flood, when it was a new release in 2004. The Publisher's Weekly review was the hook - "think Life of Pi thousands of years earlier with a much larger cast of characters" the reviewer said. It was a delight and I've been a fan of this author ever since.

David Maine has since tackled the story of Adam, Eve, Cain, and Abel, in The Fallen, and the life of Samson in his latest novel, The Book of Samson. His work is respectful, inventive, intelligent and funny! He brings a modern day sensiblity and analysis to the bible stories we all grew up with, giving us a fresh perspective and much food for thought!

Publishers biographies tell us David Maine was born in 1963 and grew up in Farmington, Connecticut. He attended Oberlin College and the University of Arizona, and worked in the mental health systems of Massachusetts and Arizona. He taught English in Morocco from 1995 to 1998, and has lived in Pakistan since then. He resides in Lahore with his wife, novelist Uzma Aslam Khan.

Posted by MaryF at January 8, 2007 03:20 PM