Peter Murphy's first novel John the Revelator was nominated for the IMPAC literary award, shortlisted for the Costa Book Awards and the Kerry Group Fiction prize. His second novel, Shall We Gather at the River, is published as The River and Enoch O’Reilly in the US/5. Peter Murphy has 78 books on Goodreads with ratings. Peter Murphy’s most popular book is John The Revelator. The title of Peter Murphy's book is taken from a traditional song about John of Patmos, the name given to the author of the biblical Book of Revelation, who identifies himself as living on the Greek island of Patmos. Scholars date Revelation to between AD 54 and 96 with most believing it .
John the Revelator is the first novel by Irish music writer Peter Murphy, and a bildungsroman following the boyhood of John Devine, set in a small Irish town. Ever since Richard Scarry introduced. The title of Peter Murphy's book is taken from a traditional song about John of Patmos, the name given to the author of the biblical Book of Revelation, who identifies himself as living on the Greek island of www.doorway.rurs date Revelation to between AD 54 and 96 with most believing it to have been written around AD In the 2nd century AD, the early Christian apologist Justin of Caesarea. Review: John the Revelator by Peter MurphyCathi Unsworth finds shades of gospel blues and Nick Cave in an Irish music writer's debut. Peter Murphy casts his debut novel like a blues noir.
“Peter Murphy gives a great read, both wild and grounded. John the Revelator is the bastard of son of J.D. Salinger and Ted Hughes—ballsy, humorous, and brutally honest.” —Sabina Murray, author of The Caprices “I also read a debut novel by an Irish writer, Peter Murphy, John the Revelator. An atmospheric tale of a young boy growing up in a small village whose life is altered by his friendship with a very free-spirited boy who he meets. I happened upon this book by accident, and it caught my eye for two reasons, both of them having to do with modern music: I recognized the name Peter Murphy, though the Murphy I knew was the front man for the eighties gothic band Bauhaus (and currently a solo artist), and the title John the Revelator is a traditional Gospel song covered by Frank Black and by Depeche Mode (with altered lyrics). In “John the Revelator,” music journalist Peter Murphy has made a novel out of the sorties and travails of a boy growing up in a small Irish town.
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