The Kingdom of the Wicked
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| Author | Anthony Burgess |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Historical novel |
| Publisher | Arbor House |
| Released | 1 September 1985 |
| Media Type | Print ( ) |
| Pages | 379 p. |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-87795-753-3 |
The Kingdom of the Wicked is a 1985 historical novel by Anthony Burgess. Like his earlier works the poem Moses and the novel Man of Nazareth, Burgess wrote The Kingdom of the Wicked in part as preparation for a screenplay; in this case for the television series A.D..
[edit] Plot
The story of the birth of Christianity and its interaction with the Roman Empire is told largely chronologically by a narrator slowly succumbing to disease during the reign of Domitian. The story starts where Man of Nazareth ended, immediately after the crucifixion of Jesus and covers the work of the apostles, in particular Paul, the development of Christianity as an Abrahamic religion separate from Judaism, the Great Fire of Rome, the persecution of Christians, the destruction of the Second Temple and ends with the destruction of Pompeii.
