TY - BOOK AU - Tsiolkas,Christos TI - Damascus SN - 9781760875091 AV - PR8276.S55 D36 2019 U1 - A823.4 23 PY - 2019/// CY - Crows Nest, N.S.W. PB - Allen & Unwin KW - Paul, KW - Bible KW - New Testament KW - History of Biblical events KW - Fiction KW - fast KW - Faith KW - Sacrifice KW - Survival KW - Betrayal KW - Biographical fiction KW - Religious fiction KW - Australian fiction KW - 21st century KW - Persecution KW - Christianity KW - History KW - Early church, ca. 30-600 KW - Apostles KW - Church history KW - Primitive and early church KW - Early church KW - Primitive and early church, approximately 30-600 KW - Early church, approximately 30-600 KW - Damascus Region (Syria) KW - Christian fiction KW - Adult fiction KW - Print KW - lcgft KW - Historical fiction KW - Bible fiction N2 - "Based around the gospels and letters of St Paul, and focusing on characters one and two generations on from the death of Christ, as well as Paul (Saul) himself, Damascus nevertheless explores the themes that have always obsessed Tsiolkas as a writer: class, religion, masculinity, patriarchy, colonisation, refugees; the ways in which nations, societies, communities, families and individuals are united and divided - it's all here, the contemporary and urgent questions, perennial concerns made vivid and visceral." -- Provided by publisher ER -