num_pages: 180
description: Barabbas is the acquitted; the man whose life was exchanged for that of Jesus of Nazareth, crucified upon the hill of Golgotha. Barabbas is a man condemned to have no god. "Christos Iesus" is carved on the disk suspended from his neck, but he cannot affirm his faith. He cannot pray. He can only say, "I want to believe."
language: English
title: Barabbas, A Novel
titlecomplete: Barabbas, A Novel (V-134)
characters: Barabbas
genres: Fiction, Religion, Literature, Classics, Nobel Prize, Novels, Historical Fiction, Sweden, Swedish Literature, Scandinavian Literature
ratings_count: 5191
places: Rome, Judea, Jerusalem
awards: awardedAt: -599587200000
name: Prix du Meilleur Livre Étranger
category: Roman
publisher: Vintage Books / Random House