Jerusalem

By Alan Moore

Book Overview

Begging comparisons to Tolstoy and Joyce, this "magnificent, sprawling cosmic epic" (Guardian) by Alan Moore--the genre-defying, "groundbreaking, hairy genius of our generation" (NPR)--takes its place among the most notable works of contemporary English literature. In decaying Northampton, eternity loiters between housing projects. Among saints, kings, prostitutes, and derelicts, a timeline unravels: second-century fiends wait in urine-scented stairwells, delinquent specters undermine a century with tunnels, and in upstairs parlors, laborers with golden blood reduce fate to a snooker tournament. Through the labyrinthine streets and pages of Jerusalem tread ghosts singing hymns of wealth and poverty. They celebrate the English language, challenge mortality post-Einstein, and insist upon their slum as Blake's eternal holy city in "Moore's apotheosis, a fourth-dimensional symphony" (Entertainment Weekly). This "brilliant . . . monumentally ambitious" tale from the gutter is "a massive literary achievement for our time--and maybe for all times simultaneously" (Washington Post).

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1631494724
• ISBN13: 9781631494727
• Release Date: September 2018
• Publisher: Liveright Publishing Corporation
• Length: 1280 Pages
• Weight: 2.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.1" x 6.1" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Alan Moore has supplanted my previous favorite author, James Michener, which is astonishing for me.

The first time I read it, I thought it must be the work of a madman. Exquisitely well written, but mad. The second time, I thought it must be written by a genius. The third time I thought that I was beginning to understand how life (and death) may work. The fourth time I thought this guy's right about everything, and it scared the hell outta me. I MUST OWN THIS BOOK!