I, Lucifer: Finally, the Other Side of the Story

I, Lucifer: Finally, the Other Side of the StoryThe end is nigh and the Prince of Darkness has just been offered one hell of a deal: reentry into Heaven for eternity if he can live out a well behaved life in a human body on earth. It's the ultimate case of trying without buying and, despite the limitations of the human body in question (previous owner one suicidally unsuccessful writer, Deelan Gunn), Luce seizes the opportunity to run riot through the realm of the senses. This is his chance to

The end is nigh and the Prince of Darkness has just been offered one hell of a deal: reentry into Heaven for eternity--if he can live out a well-behaved life in a human body on earth. It's the ultimate case of trying without buying and, despite the limitations of the human body in question (previous owner one suicidally unsuccessful writer, Deelan Gunn), Luce seizes the opportunity to run riot through the realm of the senses. This is his chance to straighten the biblical record (Adam, it's hinted, was a misguided variation on the Eve design), to celebrate his favorite achievements (everything from the Inquisition to Elton John), and, most important, to get Julia Roberts attached to his screenplay. But the experience of walking among us isn't what His Majesty expected: instead of teaching us what it's like to be him, Lucifer finds himself understanding what it's like to be us.
By an author hailed by the Times Literary Supplement as one of Britain's top twenty young novelists, I, Lucifer is "a masterpiece...startlingly witty, original and beautifully written" (Good Book Guide).


Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Grove Press
Published: 04/02/2003
ISBN: 9780802140142
Pages: 272
Weight: 0.56lbs
Size: 8.38h x 5.55w x 0.71d

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 03/01/2003 pg. 331
Library Journal 04/15/2003 pg. 121
USA Today 05/22/2003 pg. 1
Publishers Weekly 05/19/2003 pg. 53
Booklist 05/01/2003 pg. 1579
Booksense '76 Jly/Aug 2003 07/01/2003 pg. 1
Library Journal 04/01/2003