Barabbas

Name: Barabbas
Author: Par Lagerkvist

by Par Lagerkvist

Existential novel about the thief crucified alongside Jesus, exploring redemption and fate

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Par Lagerkvist

Swedish author and Nobel laureate best known for Barabbas, a meditation on faith and doubt narrated by the man released in Christ's place. His spare, existentialist fiction is among the most translated in Swedish literature.

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