Mary's Confession
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About This Novel
The masterpiece of Irish literary master Colm Tóibín is an astonishing work that was shortlisted for the Booker Prize three times. Oscar-winning actress Meryl Streep recorded the audio book for "The Confessions of Maria". The play of the same name "The Confessions of Maria" toured New York, London, Dublin, Chicago and other places, and was shortlisted for the Tony Award for Best Screenplay. The image of the Virgin Mary is deeply rooted in people's hearts through Western paintings and sculptures. However, except for a few phrases in the Bible and some religious research works, there are almost no works that depict this most famous mother in Western history in a literary and artistic way. Through the novel "The Confessions of Mary", Colm Tóibín casts his imagination on the most sacred yet mysterious mother and child - Mary and Jesus. Directly through the mouth of Mary, he allowed the Virgin, who always presented a silent and gentle image, to speak her own voice. Several years after Jesus' martyrdom, Mary was living alone in Ephesus. In fear and sadness, she recalled the process before and after her son's death. She felt that her son was a vulnerable man in those turbulent times and that those around him were untrustworthy. Mary struggled to tell the truth as she understood it. A full-character and unforgettable image of Mary, deeply rooted in the readers' hearts through Tobin's rich imagination and concise and powerful language portrayal.
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