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Description edit
Glen Duncan has been hailed by the Times Literary Supplement (London) as one of Britain's twenty best young novelists, alongside such writers as Hari Kunzru and Zadie Smith. His new novel, I, Lucifer -- shortlisted for the Geoffrey Faber Award -- is a satirical tour de force fueled by a... read more
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Characters edit
- Declan Gunn: The name of man who's body Lucifer is allowed to inhabit during his trial period as a human.
- Harriet: Lady Harriet Marsh. Owns a 30% stake in Nexus films.
- Penelope: The first love of Declan Gunn. They broke up as he published his first novel.
- Lucifer: The main character.
- Adam: First inhabitant of Eden.
- Trent Bintock: An award-winning director for Nexus Films.
- Raphael: A member of the angelic host.
- Betsy: Declan Gunn's literary agent.
- Marta: A woman in Germany in 1567 accused of witchcraft.
- Gabriel: An angel.
- Michael: An angel.
- Nigel: Harriet's chauffer. He goes by Parker and is a white supremacist.
- Pilate: Governor of Judea, responsible for ordering the crucifixion of Christ.
- Gerd Kreiger: Prison guard at Buchenwald who killed his girlfriend after killing a Jewish woman in the camp.
- Heinrich Himmler: Reichsführer of the SS in Nazi Germany.
- Tracy Smith: A girl that Lucifer stalks with plans to rape and murder.
- Hoffman: Add a description of this character.
- Willie
- Eddie
- Gerd: Gerd Kreiger listed above.
- Todd
- Gunter
- Marcus
- Lewis
- Mr Mandros
- Elspeth
- Jack
- Thomas
- Tony Lamb
Quotes edit
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“"The sky. For Heaven's sake the sky. I looked up at it and had to look down again since the...well, frankly, the blue-ness of it threatened to swallow my brand new consciousness whole."”
Luce, upon his first trip outside as a human -
“"...inhaling the smell of a dog's paw-pads tells your nose the animal's crammed and lolloping history...It's the smell of idiotic and inexhaustible optimism."”
Luce
Setting & Locations edit
- Heaven
- London
- Clerkenwell
- Nelchael
- Ritz
- Hollywood
- Manchester
- Hell
- Rome
- Caiaphas
- Manhattan
- Motion
- New Time
First Sentence edit
I, Lucifer, Fallen Angel, Prince of Darkness, Bringer of Light, Ruler of Hell, Lord of the Flies, Father of Lies, Apostate Supreme, Tempter of Mankind, Old Serpent, Prince of This World, Seducer, Accuser, Tormentor, Blasphemer, and without doubt Best Fuck in the Seen and Unseen Universe (ask Eve, that minx) have decided - oo-la-la! - to tell all.
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Authors & Contributors edit
- Glen Duncan (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Scribner
Country: Great Britain
Publication Date: 2002
ISBN: 0802140149
Page Count: 272
Publisher: Scribner
Country: Great Britain
Publication Date: 2002
ISBN: 0802140149
Page Count: 272
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: PR6104.U535 I155 2002
- Dewey: 823.914
Subjects edit
- Books › Literature & Fiction › World Literature › British › Contemporary
- Books › Literature & Fiction › World Literature › British › Classics
- Books › Mystery & Thrillers › Thrillers › Psychological & Suspense
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Classics
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Classics
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Literary
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