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Dec 08, 2015 christopher buckley is putting aside political satire for religious fiction. For his latest comic novel, buckley thank you for smoking turns his satiric eye from the political present to the dramatic holy roman empire. The relic master by christopher buckley christopher buckleys hilarious, bawdy, and irreverent frolic of a tale about a sixteenthcentury relic hunter and. He worked as a merchant seaman and white house speechwriter. With the relic master, he has created a marvelous story of politics and religion during the time of martin luther. The relic master book by christopher buckley official publisher. If nothing else, by turning his attention to the 16thcentury shenanigans of central europes supplest theologians in the relic master, buckley has made a shrewd career move and found a. I wrote it and turned it in, and then my editor here asked if i might interview buckleyso my first move was to make sure that it was all right to do that, and when. Christopher buckley, known for his political satires, claims that the recent election was so selfsatirizing that he decided to write about an earlier time. This sets the stage for buckley to introduce dismas, a renaissance relic master, bone hawker, former soldier, and thief whom buckley has named after the good thief of crucifixion lore. Im not just saying that because of the index entry.
Dec 11, 2015 if nothing else, by turning his attention to the 16thcentury shenanigans of central europes supplest theologians in the relic master, buckley has made a shrewd career move and found a. American author christopher buckleys new novel, the relic master, is a farce set in 1519 germany with real figures like johann tetzel, albrecht durer, paracelsus, martin luther, and various dukes, popes, and cardinals mixing it up with fictional characters over the possession of the shroud of turin. Christopher taylor buckley born september 28, 1952 better source needed is an american author and political satirist. Christopher buckleys hilarious, bawdy, and irreverent frolic of a tale about a sixteenthcentury relic hunter and the artist albrecht durer who conspire to fabricate christs burial shroud reads like indiana jones gone medieval usa today. The relic master is an entertaining listen but not one of christopher buckleys best efforts. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. When i close my eyes, i can still see the savoy courts tableau vivant of the last supper, where everyone but judas is out of his skull on magic mushrooms. Christopher buckley is a novelist and editor of forbes fyi magazine. So, hes aimed his wit and his crossbow at the politics of the early 16th. May 02, 2018 while buckleys fiction is well known for skewering contemporary sacred cows, most notably in thank you for smoking, his previous book, the relic master, lampooned the excesses of. The relic master by christopher buckley the boston globe. Finding the funny in 17thcentury history the new york times. His books have been translated into sixteen foreign languages.
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He is known for writing god is my broker, thank you for smoking, little green men, the white house mess, no way to treat a first lady, wet work, florence of arabia, boomsday, supreme courtship, losing mum and pup. Christopher buckley, with characteristic wit, keeps the pages turning with such buttery ease that the reader will not notice the hours slipping by. The relic master by christopher buckley booksamillion. The relic master, tells a comic tale of 16thcentury rascal mercenaries who cash in on what they claim are the bones and possessions. Buckley s most recent publications are historical novels. From modern politics to medieval intrigue the author on why he stopped writing political satire, the current presidential campaign and his latest novel, the relic master. He has written for many newspapers and magazines and has lectured in over 70 cities around the world. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the relic master.
He was educated at portsmouth abbey, worked on a norwegian tramp freighter and graduated cum laude from yale. In 1998, he was inducted into the legion dhonneur by the president of the republic of france for extraordinary contributions to french culture, despite the fact that his french is barely sufficient to order a meal in a restaurant. Best known for his contemporary political satire, christopher buckley has said that todays politics are selfsatirizing. The relic master is a smart, tart, wellresearched romp into one of historys most irresistibly grubby and outrageous periods of excess. The relic master by christopher buckley in an interview with the new york times magazine in 2008, christopher buckley whose father, william f.
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