Driving Jesus to Little Rock by Roland Merullo
Brand: Pfp Publishing
Product Description
Roland Merullos Driving Jesus to Little Rock fits neatly on the shelf with his other beloved quirkyspiritual books Golfing with God American Savior Vatican Waltz The Delight of Being Ordinary and the Buddha trilogy Breakfast Lunch and Dinnera list that has sold over half a million copies and been widely translated. This time the narrator Eddie Valpolicella is on his way from Massachusetts to Arkansas to give a talk on his novel Breakfast with Buddha when not far from home he picks up a mysterious hitchhiker. Plainly dressed insisting that hes a fan of the author the hitchhiker claims to be Jesus the Jesus and accompanies Eddie on a fiveday road trip that challenges him in an amusing variety of ways. Every night on the way south Eddie calls home to speak with his wife and Anna Marias fiery insistence on choosing trust over suspicion gradually pushes him out of his original cynicism. Jesus plays tricks appearing and disappearing changing shape vacillating from stern teacher to affectionate friendand Eddie confused suspicious and wrestling with his own preconceived notions of spirituality only very slowly realizes that hes being given precious guidance in the art of living. As he did in his other road trip adventures Merullo manages to walk a tightrope by raising deep philosophical questions without sounding preachy. The author provokes readers to think about life while also making them laugh and providing them with a bootsontheground view of America. This journey includes wealthy Russian businessmen poor Appalachian deer hunters South American spirit guides and tours of places as seemingly disparate as a therapeutic massage studio in Lower Manhattan the Civil Rights Museum in Memphis and Thomas Mertons Gethsemane monastery in rural Kentucky. Along the way there are meals and drinks wrong turns and intriguing scenery all brought into focus beside the books utterly original yet strangely believable Jesus. Driving Jesus to Little Rock amuses illuminates and entertains ultimately serving as the perfect comfortfood for battered postCovid readers. show more
Condition : New
Author : Roland Merullo
Weight : 469
Publisher : Pfp Publishing
Language : English
EAN : 9781736720271
ISBN10 : 1736720279
Format : Paperback Softback
Date of Publication : 20231017
Place of Publication : NA
Pagination : 272 Pages
Dimensions : 217 X 144 X 22