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Theodore (Original Fiction in Paperback) (Paperback)

by Christopher Harris (Author)
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  • Paperback: 340 pages
  • Publisher: Dedalus Ltd; New edition edition (13 Dec 1999)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1873982496
  • ISBN-13: 978-1873982495
  • Product Dimensions: 19.7 x 12.7 x 2.5 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 703,140 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Theodore is a fictionalised account of Theodore of Tarsus, a homosexual priest who disliked authority but who ended up as the Archbishop of Canterbury by papal command. He proved to be an unexpected success with the native Anglo-Saxons.'


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'.. an interesting account of the homosexual saint's life during strange and turbulent times.' Andrew Crumey in Scotland on Sunday ' At its heart, however, Theodore is a very beautiful and poignant love story, examining the passion between twin souls - a love too intense to remain chaste. The author challenges us to consider that while Christianity owes a lot to such love, it will never acknowledge the debt.' Murrough O'Brien in The Daily Telegraph '.. it portrays the young Theodore as curious, sensual and very human, anxious to understand what exactly constitutes enlightenment, assailed by religious doubts and constantly at odds with the frequent irrational beliefs of the religious men surrounding him. The greatest strength of Harris' novel is the clear and simple presentation of its often complex moral ideas. Ultimately, this is a novel of curious decency, simply and movingly written by a first-time author of real promise.' Christopher Fowler in The Independent on Sunday

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent first novel - do read it., 1 Feb 2000
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This is a wonderful book that should appeal to anyone with an interest in religion, sex, war, food and history. It is the tale of theodore (who he?) - the man who really bought christianity to England. Wittily ironic, the novel is the memoirs of the man himself who comes across as everything we would hope for in our saints; he is compassionate, but with a sharp eye for his own and others failings - St Augustine is given very short shrift, and the more celebrated St Wilfred is obviously nothing more than a 7th century hustler. Theodore is gay, and this forms a significant, but not overpowering element of the book. The sex is sensitivly handled, and his affairs are handled in a restrained way - we really get to care about this chap as he wends his way from Persia to England. There are jokes (the episode of the beans and the religious sect is pure Monty Python) and intellectual discourse - is Jesus God or man, just man or just God? Believe me when I say this is crucial - it destroyed an Empire! Excellent stuff - do read it. My only criticism is with the prologue, which explains how these memoirs were 'found'. An obvious conceit, although suitably tongue-in-cheek, as the opening line of Chapter 1 immediatly tells us that this was never really penned by a 7th century monk. Still, this is only a few pages long so is soon forgotten. I read it every evening for a week - if I hadn't had to work it would have been unputdownable.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Pedantic, 12 Oct 2008
By P. Greenhalgh (Surrey, England) - See all my reviews
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Tale of seventh century Theodore's time in monasteries and wars in Middle East and SE Europe before he became Archbishop of Canterbury, with his friend and lover at his side.
I found this pedantic, with too much focus on historical detail and theological explanation to the detriment of character and plot development.
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4.0 out of 5 stars An unlikely, but immensely likeable yarn, rooted in history, 29 Jun 2000
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When a friend recommended this I had not expected it to be my cup of tea, and yet from the first page on I was entranced. The story of Theodore himself is written with great sensitivity, but the events - the wars, theological disputes, the power struggles in 7th Century England - in which Theodore becomes involved speak of a Europe far more intertwined than we perhaps like to imagine. I finished it in three or four sittings, and felt I understood the period much better as a result. Harris has an easy going style, and although some of the theological passages are hard to digest, the story holds one attention. It would make a fabulous movie!
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