&sq=&lang=&file=File:Behold_the_man_(Moorcock_novel_-_cover_art).jpg) Dust-jacket from the hardback first edition. | |
| Author | Michael Moorcock |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Gabi Nasemann |
| Language | English |
| Series | Karl Glogauer |
| Genre | Science fiction Existentialism |
| Publisher | Allison & Busby |
Publication date | 1969 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages | 144 |
| ISBN | 0-85031-004-0 |
| OCLC | 47258 |
| 823/.9/14 | |
| LC Class | PZ4.M8185 Be PR6063.O59 |
| Followed by | Breakfast in the Ruins |
Behold the Man is a existentialist science fiction novel by British writer Michael Moorcock. It originally appeared as a novella in a 1966 issue of New Worlds magazine; later, Moorcock produced an expanded version that was first published in 1969 by Allison & Busby[1] (one of the first books published by the company).[2] The title derives from John 19, Verse 5, in the New Testament: "Then Jesus came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. And Pilate said to them Behold the Man".
In the novel, Moorcock weaves an existentialist tale about Karl Glogauer, a man who travels from the year 1970 in a time machine to 28 AD, where he hopes to meet the historical Jesus of Nazareth. A sequel, Breakfast in the Ruins, was published in 1972.
- ^ Ian Davey. "Michael Moorcock Bibliography: Behold the Man". Retrieved 24 May 2006.
- ^ "Moorcock, Michael (1969) 'Behold the Man', UK signed and inscribed first edition association copy". First and Fine. Retrieved 21 January 2023.