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by Glen Duncan (Author)
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  • Paperback: 272 pages
  • Publisher: Scribner; New edition edition (6 Jan 2003)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0743220137
  • ISBN-13: 978-0743220132
  • Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.8 x 2.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 24,193 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Glen Duncan’s I, Lucifer begins one steamy summer as some heavy negotiations are taking place in Heaven. God has decided to give Lucifer, the furthest-fallen of all fallen angels, a second chance. The Prince of Darkness can return to the fold, provided he manages to last one month on earth without sin. The human form chosen for this celestial experiment? A depressed novelist of little renown, currently contemplating suicide in his Clerkenwell garret.

Lucifer eagerly grasps the opportunity for a holiday on earth, and uses his host’s identity to re-write the story of Creation in a format that has Hollywood moguls kissing his feet. It’s not popular with Him Upstairs, of course, what with the Devil being portrayed as a maverick free-thinker and God as a humourless autocrat. But Lucifer’s having too much fun to care. He’s experiencing the pleasures of the flesh for the first time and everything – the odour of sweaty tube trains, cocaine, ice-cream, dirty sex--delights him. By the time the archangels are dispatched to bring him back, the Lord of all that’s inhumane can’t think of anything he’d rather be than human.

Lucifer befogs his audience, alternately spitting fury at them like some sulphur-charged Dennis Leary and then insisting that he’s a nice guy, just misunderstood. What’s clear, however, is that Glen Duncan is not merely one of those writers who can come up with amusing concepts. He’s a sharp, sometimes savage observer of the human condition, whose talents are as many as the legions of Hell.--Matthew Baylis --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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'Duncan is a sharp, sometimes savage observer of the human condition, whose talents are as many as the legions of Hell'

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17 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The prince of darkness is a gentleman....William Shakespeare, 25 Jul 2006
A friend of mine works in a bookstore and recommended I,Lucifer a couple of years ago. He knows my taste in books so I thought I'd give it a try. Saying that it's a page-turner, that I couldn't put it down even after I had read it twice over, is a huge understatement. Truth is, the reader is immediately drawn into witnessing a series of events and afterthoughts that are unbelievably funny, cheeky, wicked and dark at the same time. Before long, I found myself empathising with Lucifer....at which point, having been a sad soul entrapped in a catholic convent school for many years, I felt compelled to put the book down and tell myself "It's Lucifer, for God's sake! You're feeling sorry for THE DEVIL". Well...it is at this stage that Duncan's work should be appreciated beyond it's literary value....because despite the nuns' influence and years of daily doses of guilt tripping, I picked the book back up and said "Yeah...so what?!"

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11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The spiritual guide of the millenia!, 18 May 2003
It's tough judging humanity and the human experience objectively when you are a mortal yourself.

And so Glen Duncan guides the reader on a journey of revelation, riding on the back of Lucifer's wit and fury, where he explores what it is like to be taxpayer. We see the world from the view of Satan himself, and get to know this being that the preachers warn us about.

However, seeing as half of our worlds greatest writers have "human behavior" as their subjects, this isn't really that great of a feat. What Glen Duncan REALLY manages here is to remain objective; that while Satan portrays himself as the free-thinking rebel, the underdog constantly blighted by the power of God, "I, Lucifer" holds the balance dearly between good and evil, wonderfully demonstrating that everyone has their flaws, be they mortal or a member of the angelic host. Littered around the pages are short stories of various eras, such as the extermination of the nephilim, the Nazi regime, the redemption of the playboy satanist and the iron grip the Inquisition held on the peasant people, not to mention the life story of most of the books most prominent characters, each and every one colourful yet broken, sad husks. And while Lucifer enjoys his newly-acquired five senses, he starts investigating his own fragile psyche...

"I, Lucifer" is much more than a mere book, but a collection of stories that each carry a meaning, a myriad of tales that each teaches us something about the dangers of the flesh and mind.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Wickedly Funny!, 25 Feb 2003
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This book had me in stiches, and is definately in the top five books of all time in my opinion! I found myself laughing out loud and agreeing with lucifer on a number of matters both of this world and beyond. This novel is intelligant, witty, honest, sarcastic and very, very entertaining. Purchasing this book will be money well spent.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Beware of "sexy" titles
I picked up this book based on Amazon recomendations, thinking the title promised an interesting read... and was deeply disapointed. Read more
Published 6 months ago by C. J. Ferreira

5.0 out of 5 stars A slightly different look at life and religion
Brilliant would be a good word to describe this book. Controversial, daring, funny, shocking, worrying, and original also fit the bill. Read more
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I am, I'm afraid to say, in love with Lucifer. He speaks so beautifully and observes such hilarious points that you can almost forget what he does for a living... Read more
Published 7 months ago by B. L. Buxton

5.0 out of 5 stars The best Glen Duncan work so far
I suppose I have to preface this review by saying that I am already a Glen Duncan fan, and have read all of his published novels save The Bloodstone Papers (on the reading list)... Read more
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3.0 out of 5 stars Good to Bad
The start of 'I, Lucifer' is, to be frank, very good. In fact, the brilliance of the beginning few dozen pages is the main reason I'm giving it three and not two stars. Read more
Published 23 months ago by A. Kingston-Splatt

1.0 out of 5 stars Wrong end of the Devil's tail
I personally found I, Lucifer one of the most unsufferable reads I've ever had to subject myself too. Read more
Published 23 months ago by Baudelaire

2.0 out of 5 stars Lucifer fails to catch fire
It seems a shame that when reviewers give a book few stars, their take often gets deemed `unhelpful' to other readers; there seems a pattern of four and five star reviews being... Read more
Published on 4 Jul 2007 by S. Rayner

1.0 out of 5 stars Predictable, boring, childish and crude.
It's offensive, but it's called I, Lucifer, so I expect that.

What I don't expect is how crude and childish and far worse, predictable it is. Read more
Published on 15 April 2007 by Chris Burnaby

5.0 out of 5 stars devilishly funny
I first picked this book up in a US bookstore a couple of years ago, and have barely put it down since. Read more
Published on 6 Jul 2006 by V. Rolfe

4.0 out of 5 stars Sypathy for the Devil?
I, Lucifer is devilishly clever, fiendishly funny and angelically beautiful all at once. It's so jam-packed with description I felt I was literally being bombarded by all that... Read more
Published on 6 Jun 2006 by Mrs. K. A. Smurthwaite

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