Sold out but wanted!
More about the book
In Torgny Lindgren's novel, Bathsheba is transformed from a mere episodic figure in the Bible into a central character. We encounter an ambitious woman who skillfully asserts her plans and intentions, evolving from an ordinary mistress into a true and singular queen. Through her journey, Lindgren challenges the Old Testament philosophy of unchanging subservience to God, expressing a belief in human will and its capacity to influence the course of life and the world.
Book purchase
Bathsheba, Torgny Lindgren
- Language
- Released
- 1988
- product-detail.submit-box.info.binding
- (Hardcover)
We’ll email you as soon as we track it down.
Payment methods
We’re missing your review here.
- Title
- Bathsheba
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Torgny Lindgren
- Publisher
- Collins
- Released
- 1988
- Format
- Hardcover
- ISBN10
- 0002710536
- ISBN13
- 9780002710534
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Historical Fiction, Religious Topics, Contemporary Fiction, Literary Fiction, Jews, Scandinavian Literature, Sweden, Swedish literature, Stories of the Bible, Biblical Figures
- First published
- 1984
- Original title
- Batseba
- Rating
- 4 out of 5
- Description
- In Torgny Lindgren's novel, Bathsheba is transformed from a mere episodic figure in the Bible into a central character. We encounter an ambitious woman who skillfully asserts her plans and intentions, evolving from an ordinary mistress into a true and singular queen. Through her journey, Lindgren challenges the Old Testament philosophy of unchanging subservience to God, expressing a belief in human will and its capacity to influence the course of life and the world.