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New York: Ballantine Books, 1954. Book. Fine. Mass Market Paperback. 1st Edition. Paperback - Ballantine 94 - 1st. Paperback print (1954) - FINE (appears un-read) - "In California, where strange cults flourish, there arose a new Messiah who knew that mankind yearned for Death. This is the story of how a great new religion swept across the world... while a prophet and a promoter locked in silent combat for control of Man's dark desire."....
Synopsis
When a mortician appears on television to declare that death is infinitely preferable to life, he sparks a religious movement that quickly leaves Christianity and most of Islam in the dust. Gore Vidal's deft and daring blend of satire and prophecy, first published in 1954, eerily anticipates the excesses of Jim Jones, David Koresh, and the Heaven's Gate suicide cult.
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- Bookseller
- OUTSIDER ENTERPRISES (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005469
- Title
- MESSIAH
- Author
- VIDAL, GORE
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Ballantine Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1954
- Keywords
- Paperback - 1st. Print - Dark Fantasy - Modern Literature
- Bookseller catalogs
- MODERN LITERATURE;
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- Mass Market
- Mass market paperback books, or MMPBs, are printed for large audiences cheaply. This means that they are smaller, usually 4...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...