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This book considers a range of twentieth-century novelists who practise a creative mode of reading the Bible, exploring aspects of the Book of Genesis which more conventional biblical criticism sometimes ignores. Each chapter considers some of the interpretive challenges of the relevant story in Genesis, especially those noted by rabbinic midrash, which serves as a model for such creative rewriting of the biblical text. All the novelists considered, from Mark Twain, John Steinbeck and Thomas Mann to Jeanette Winterson, Anita Diamant and Jenny Diski, are shown to have been aware of the midrashi

American fiction --- English fiction --- Religion in literature --- Religion and literature --- History and criticism --- History --- Twain, Mark, --- Steinbeck, John, --- Mann, Thomas, --- Religion --- Bible. --- In literature --- American fiction. --- English fiction. --- Religion and literature. --- Religion in literature. --- Twain, Mark. --- American Literature --- English --- Languages & Literatures --- -English fiction --- -Religion in literature. --- -82-97 --- Literature --- Literature and religion --- Religion in drama --- Religion in poetry --- English literature --- American literature --- History and criticism. --- History. --- Religieuze literatuur --- Moral and religious aspects --- Twain, Mark --- Steinbeck, John --- -Mann, Thomas --- -トーマス・マン --- 斯坦贝克约翰 --- Criticism and interpretation --- Be-reshit (Book of the Old Testament) --- Bereshit (Book of the Old Testament) --- Bytie (Book of the Old Testament) --- Chʻangsegi (Book of the Old Testament) --- Genesis (Book of the Old Testament) --- Sifr al-Takwīn --- Takwīn (Book of the Old Testament) --- In literature. --- -Criticism and interpretation --- 82-97 Religieuze literatuur --- Clemens, Samuel Langhorne --- -Clemens, Samuel Langhorne --- トーマス・マン --- 82-97 --- Tvėn, Mark, --- Tuėĭn, Mark, --- Tuwayn, Mārk, --- Twayn, Mārk, --- Tʻu-wen, Ma-kʻo, --- Tven, M. --- Touen, Makū, --- Twain, Marek, --- Make Tuwen, --- Tuwen, Make, --- Make Teviin, --- Твен, Марк, --- Touain, Mark, --- טבןַ, מרק, --- טוויין, מארק, --- טוויין, מרק, --- טווין, מארק, --- טווין, מרק, --- טווען, מארק, --- טוין, מרק, --- טװען, מארק, --- טװײן, מארק, --- 馬克吐温, --- Clemens, Samuel Langhorne, --- Snodgrass, Quintus Curtius, --- Conte, Louis de, --- Steĭnbek, Dzhon, --- Ssu-tʻan-pei-kʻo, --- Steinbeck, John Ernst, --- Sutainbekku, Jon Ānsuto, --- Sṭainbeḳ, G'., --- Stainmpek, Tzōn, --- Sṭenbeḳ, G'on, --- Ishtāynʹbik, --- Ishtāynʹbik, Jān, --- Steynbek, Con, --- Sṭeinabeka, Jana, --- Стейнбек, Джон, --- ג׳והן, סטיינרג --- סטיינבק ג׳והן --- סטיינבק, ג׳ --- סטיינבק, ג׳והן --- סטיינבק, ג׳והן, --- סטיינבק, ג׳ון --- סטיינבק, ג׳ון, --- סטײנבק, ג׳והן, --- סטײנבק, ג׳ון, --- استاين‌بك، جان ارنست --- ジョンスタインベック, --- ジョン.スタインベック, --- スタインベック, ジョン, --- Stainbeki, Jon, --- Man, Tomas, --- Man, Tʻomasŭ, --- Mān, Tūmās, --- Manas, Tomas, --- Mani, Tʻomas, --- Mann, Paul Thomas, --- Mann, Tomas, --- Mann, Tomasz, --- Thomas, Paul, --- Манн, Томас, --- מאן, תומאס --- מאן, תומאס, --- מאן, טאמאס --- מאן, טאמאס, --- מן, תומס --- מן, טומס --- מן, טומס, --- Religion. --- Tuvāyn, Mārk, --- تواين، مارک --- Tvāyn, Mārk, --- Istāyin Bak, Jān, --- استاين بک، جان --- マン・トオマス --- マン, トーマス --- Steĭnbek, Dzhon --- Ssu-tʻan-pei-kʻo --- Steinbeck, John Ernst --- Sutainbekku, Jon Ānsuto --- Sṭainbeḳ, G'. --- Stainmpek, Tzōn --- Sṭenbeḳ, G'on --- Ishtāynʹbik, Jān --- Steynbek, Con --- Sṭeinabeka, Jana --- Стейнбек, Джон --- Mann, Paul Thomas --- Mann, Thomas --- Tvėn, Mark --- Tuėĭn, Mark --- Tuwayn, Mārk --- Twayn, Mārk --- Tʻu-wen, Ma-kʻo --- Touen, Makū --- Twain, Marek --- Make Tuwen --- Tuwen, Make --- Make Teviin --- Твен, Марк --- Touain, Mark --- Tuvāyn, Mārk --- Tvāyn, Mārk --- Snodgrass, Quintus Curtius --- Conte, Louis de --- مان، توماس --- American fiction - 20th century - History and criticism --- English fiction - 20th century - History and criticism --- Religion and literature - History --- Twain, Mark, - 1835-1910 - Religion --- Steinbeck, John, - 1902-1968 - Religion --- Mann, Thomas, - 1875-1955 - Religion --- Twain, Mark, - 1835-1910 --- Steinbeck, John, - 1902-1968 --- Mann, Thomas, - 1875-1955