The Life of God (as Told by Himself)

First edition in English. 8vo. Pp. [vi], 283. Quarter-bound blue cloth over grey paper-covered boards, stamped in gilt to spine; ultramarine endpapers. A Note on the Translation. Cover artwork by Giselle Potter in a jacket design by Joseph Alderfer.

Translated from the Italian by Raymond Rosenthal and the author. A 1996 New York Times Notable Book. "For long stretches at a time I forget that I am God. But then, memory isn't my strong suit. It comes and goes with a will of its own." A fictional autobiography, weaving together secular and ecclesiastical beliefs, it recounts thousands of years of religious and philosophical thought with the wonder of a great children's story. "The Life of God is, in truth, the synthesis of a charming writer's... expression of his boundless hopes for, and poignant disappointments in, his own human kind." –Jack Miles, New York Times Book Review