A review by anusha_reads
The Gospel According to the New World by Maryse Condé

medium-paced

🌏THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO THE NEW WORLD, MARYSE CONDE, SHORTLISTED FOR INTERNATIONAL BOOKER 2023🌏
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This is a book written in French by the Guadeloupean writer Maryse Conde and translated into English by her husband Richard Philcox.
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 A newborn is abandoned in a shed. The child, Pascal, is prophesied to be a miracle child. The owners of this place who are childless bring up Pascal. The story is about Pascal's winding journey and his experiences, his relationships. He grows up to be a man who neglects his parents, indulges in many wrongdoings, and he writes and teaches.
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 The author while narrating Pascal's story also blends in the political upheavals, crises faced by immigrants, racial discrimination, prejudice against women and more.
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 The protagonist constantly was trying to figure out who he was and what his purpose was. Throughout the book I expected him to do something that would change the world.
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 I did not like this character and probably he was meant to be that way.
 Though it is a parody with a good storyline, it had a very ambiguous ending.
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 It is an easy read and I hope to discuss this book with people who read it. 

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