Description
Poetry. Philosophy. Religious Studies. "Keith Holyoak has constructed an ingenious and daring remake of the Judas story. THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO JUDAS is a brilliant display of poetic skills, spiced with the flavors of Nabokov's Pale Fire and Jorge Luis Borges' erudition. One need not be a Christian to partake in this sumptuous banquet, the table set with offerings from religion, philosophy, and human psychology. Holyoak is steeped in tradition while simultaneously viewing it from high above with the eyes of an eagle. His language is clear and lucid, with passages that approach the sublime."—Koon Woon
Author Bio
Keith Holyoak was raised on a dairy farm in British Columbia, Canada. With degrees in psychology from the University of British Columbia and Stanford University, his scientific work focuses on the nature of human thinking and its basis in the brain. He has been a recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, and is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Currently he is a Distinguished Professor of Psychology at the University of California, Los Angeles. His books of poetry include THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO JUDAS (2015), MY MINOTAUR (2011), and FOREIGNER (2012), all published by Dos Madres Press, and FACING THE MOON: POEMS OF LAI BAI AND DU FU (Oyster River Press, 2007).
Author City: Pacific Palisades, CA USA