{"product_id":"john-the-pupil-9780062339195","title":"John the Pupil","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"A superbly written and intellectually stimulating novel.\"--\u003cem\u003eThe Independent\u003c\/em\u003e (London)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince he was a young boy, John has studied at the Franciscan monastery outside Oxford, under the tutelage of friar and magus Roger Bacon, an inventor, scientist, and polymath. In 1267 Bacon arranges for his young pupil to embark on a journey of penitence to Italy. But the pilgrimage is a guise to deliver scientific instruments and Bacon's great opus to His Holiness, Pope Clement IV. Two companions will accompany John, both Franciscan novices: the handsome, sweet-tempered Brother Andrew; and the brutish Brother Bernard.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eJohn the Pupil\u003c\/em\u003e is a road movie, recounting the journey taken from Oxford to Viterbo by John and his two companions. Modeling themselves after Saint Francis, the men trek by foot through Europe, preaching the gospel and begging for sustenance. In addition to fighting off ambushes from thieves hungry for the thing of power they are carrying, the holy trio is tried and tempted by all sorts of sins: ambition, pride, lust--and by the sheer hell and heaven of medieval life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Astonishing.\"--\u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Strikingly original . . . a hugely enjoyable read.\"--\u003cem\u003eThe Times\u003c\/em\u003e (London)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/22\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780062339195\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.30w x 0.60d","brand":"David Flusfeder","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45331863830709,"sku":"9780062339195","price":13.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_aef8a590-28ca-4afb-9098-bca83c667b3e.jpg?v=1745938318","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/john-the-pupil-9780062339195","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}