The Book Of Uriel: The Revelation Of Two Angel Visits As Transcribed By Arthur Horner And Introduced By Terry Lane
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Yellowed
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
What if an angel descended on a modern Australian city with a message the world was not quite ready to hear? The Book of Uriel is a wickedly sharp satirical comic work that chronicles the visitations of the angel Uriel to contemporary Australia, as transcribed by Arthur Horner and introduced by broadcaster and commentator Terry Lane. Rendered in an irreverent cartoon style, the narrative presents a celestial envoy confronting the mundane sprawl of urban life — billboards, suburbs, and all — delivering divine revelation to a thoroughly earthbound audience. Rooted in a rich tradition of religious satire and social commentary, the work uses its angelic premise as a lens through which to scrutinise Australian society, its values, contradictions, and spiritual indifference. Horner's wit is incisive and pointed, wielding humour as a scalpel rather than a bludgeon, and the Penguin imprint signals a work intended for a broad, literate readership. For anyone who has ever wondered what a heavenly messenger might make of the modern world, The Book of Uriel promises an answer that is equal parts comic and unsettling.
Author: Arthur Horner
Format: Paperback
Genre: Cartoons & comic strips
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Yellowed
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
What if an angel descended on a modern Australian city with a message the world was not quite ready to hear? The Book of Uriel is a wickedly sharp satirical comic work that chronicles the visitations of the angel Uriel to contemporary Australia, as transcribed by Arthur Horner and introduced by broadcaster and commentator Terry Lane. Rendered in an irreverent cartoon style, the narrative presents a celestial envoy confronting the mundane sprawl of urban life — billboards, suburbs, and all — delivering divine revelation to a thoroughly earthbound audience. Rooted in a rich tradition of religious satire and social commentary, the work uses its angelic premise as a lens through which to scrutinise Australian society, its values, contradictions, and spiritual indifference. Horner's wit is incisive and pointed, wielding humour as a scalpel rather than a bludgeon, and the Penguin imprint signals a work intended for a broad, literate readership. For anyone who has ever wondered what a heavenly messenger might make of the modern world, The Book of Uriel promises an answer that is equal parts comic and unsettling.