This tour de force of imagination and language is a portrait so vivid and convincing that our image of Mary will be forever transformed. This woman who we know from centuries of paintings and scripture as the docile, loving, silent, long-suffering, obedient, worshipful mother of Christ becomes, in Toibin’s searing evocation, a tragic heroine with the relentless eloquence of Electra or Medea or Antigone. Tibn is at his lyrical best in this beautiful and daring work (The New York Times Book Review) that portrays Mary as a solitary older woman still seeking to understand the events that become the narrative of the New Testament and the foundation of Christianityshortlisted for the 2013 Man Booker Prize. if you want witnesses then I am one and I can tell you now, when you say that he redeemed the world, I will say that it was not worth it. Tibn has already written about mothers (his book of essays was called New Ways to Kill Your Mother) so, perhaps, it was inevitable that he should write about one of the most famous fictional mothers, the. Mary judges herself ruthlessly (she did not stay at the foot of the Cross until her son died-she fled, to save herself), and is equally harsh on her judgment of others. Memory fills my body as much as blood and bones. I must admit that Tibn has never really worked for me and this book does not change my views. She does not agree that her son is the Son of God nor that his death was “worth it ” nor that the “group of misfits he gathered around him, men who could not look a woman in the eye,” were holy disciples. She has no interest in collaborating with the authors of the Gospel-her keepers, who provide her with food and shelter and visit her regularly. The Mary of Tóibín’s telling is not the Mary of the New Testament or of Catholic tradition, but a woman of deep-seated dread and resentment. Colm Tóibín’s novelette, The Testament of Mary, is a memoir-style account of a version of Mary, the mother of Jesus. She has no interest in collaborating with the authors of the Provocative, haunting, and indelible, Colm Tóibín’s portrait of Mary presents her as a solitary older woman still seeking to understand the events that become the narrative of the New Testament and the foundation of Christianity.In the ancient town of Ephesus, Mary lives alone, years after her son's crucifixion. 3.0 out of 5 starsA Testy Testament of a Moody Mary. The novel is written from the point of view of Mary, mother of Jesus, reflecting in her old age on her son's life and the claims he was a messiah.
The book was published on 13 November 2012 by Scribner's.
Provocative, haunting, and indelible, Colm Tóibín’s portrait of Mary presents her as a solitary older woman still seeking to understand the events that become the narrative of the New Testament and the foundation of Christianity.In the ancient town of Ephesus, Mary lives alone, years after her son's crucifixion. The Testament of Mary is a short novel by Irish writer Colm Tibn.
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