The Sibyl

by Pär Lagerkvist Narrated by Yuri Rasovsky, Lorna Raver

Overview

In this powerful, poetic, and moving parable, the Wandering Jew of medieval Christian legend journeys to Delphi to consult the famed oracle of the pagans. He is turned away, but not before learning that one of the most adept of the old priestesses, or sibyls, lives in disgrace in the mountains above the temple. In her rude goat-hut he seeks the meaning of his disastrous brush with the son of God. She reveals that she, too, has been touched by the son of a god-a very different son, not quite human, born of her own body. He dwells with her as a constant reminder of the betrayal of her mystical and erotic union with the divine: her punishment, and perhaps, her redemption.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940169525984
Publisher:	Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Publication date:	06/26/2005
Edition description:	Unabridged

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