The famed author's new book imagines a modern-day Messiah in New York. He talks to Rebecca Dana about book burning, his new HBO series, and whether he speaks to Oprah.
James Frey's latest book, The Last Testament of the Holy Bible, is out April 22. He talks to Newsweek about Jesus, Oprah and the pornography business.
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Your book follows a modern-day Messiah in New York. How did you choose this as your subject?
I've always wondered what it would be like if the Messiah, or Christ Returned, were actually alive and living in our society; who would that person be, how we would identify them, how would they live and what would they believe in, how would society react to them? I decided to try and tell my idea of that story.
In a recent interview you said your books...
James Frey's latest book, The Last Testament of the Holy Bible, is out April 22. He talks to Newsweek about Jesus, Oprah and the pornography business.
Related story on The Daily Beast: Obama's Tricky Muslim Courtship
Your book follows a modern-day Messiah in New York. How did you choose this as your subject?
I've always wondered what it would be like if the Messiah, or Christ Returned, were actually alive and living in our society; who would that person be, how we would identify them, how would they live and what would they believe in, how would society react to them? I decided to try and tell my idea of that story.
In a recent interview you said your books...
- 4/19/2011
- by Rebecca Dana
- The Daily Beast
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