Description:
Montreal: Drawn and Quarterly, 2012. Hardcover. Good Condition. 24.7 x 17.3 x 1.5 cm. A few minor scuffs and bumped corners. Contents clean and unmarked. A presentable used copy with no significant flaws. Publisher's note: This book reworks the David-and-Goliath story. Goliath of Gath isn't much of a fighter. Given half a choice, he would pick administrative work over patrolling in a heartbeat, to say nothing of his distaste for engaging in combat. Nonetheless, at the behest of the king, he finds himself issuing a twice daily challenge to the Israelites: "Choose a man. Let him come to me that we may fight. If he be able to kill me then we shall be your servants. But if I kill him, then you shall be our servants." Day after day he reluctantly repeats his speech, and the isolation of this duty gives him the chance to banter with his shield-bearer and reflect on the beauty of his surroundings. This is the story of David and Goliath as seen from Goliath's side of the Valley of Elah. Quiet moments…
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