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Issue Details: First known date: 2021... 2021 The Believer
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'This book is about ghosts and gods and flying saucers and certainty in the absence of knowledge.

'From award-winning author Sarah Krasnostein comes an exploration of the power of belief. Weaving together the stories of six extraordinary ordinary people, The Believer looks at the stories we tell ourselves to deal with the distance between the world as it is, and the world as we’d like it to be. How they can stunt us – or save us.

'Some of the people you will meet believe in things most people don’t. Ghosts. UFOs. Heaven and the Devil. The literal creation of the universe in six days.

'Others believe in things most people would like to. Dying with autonomy. Facing one’s own transgressions with an open heart.

'In this intensely personal and gorgeously written new book, Krasnostein talks with her characteristic compassion and empathy to these believers – and finds out what happens when their beliefs crash into her own.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Melbourne, Victoria,: Text Publishing , 2021 .
      image of person or book cover 6874634780941131270.jpg
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      Extent: 336p.p.
      Reprinted: 3 May 2022
      Note/s:
      • Published 2 March 2022.
      ISBN: 9781922458575 (pbk reprint), 9781922330208 (pbk), 9781925923643 (ebk)
    • Portland, Oregon,
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      United States of America (USA),
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      Americas,
      :
      Tin House Books ,
      2022 .
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      Extent: 360p.p.
      Note/s:
      • Published 1 March 2022.
      ISBN: 9781953534002

Works about this Work

Book Review : The Believer by Sarah Krasnostein, Text Publishing Julia Faragher , 2021 single work review
— Appears in: ArtsHub , May 2021;

— Review of The Believer Sarah Krasnostein , 2021 single work non-fiction

'From the author of The Trauma Cleaner comes a new book about the depths and nuances of belief'

The Believer by Sarah Krasnostein Review : The Faces of Faith, from Religion to UFOs Fiona Wright , 2021 single work review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 19 March 2021;

— Review of The Believer Sarah Krasnostein , 2021 single work non-fiction
The Process of Belief Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen , 2021 single work review
— Appears in: Sydney Review of Books , August 2021;

— Review of The Believer Sarah Krasnostein , 2021 single work non-fiction
The Process of Belief Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen , 2021 single work review
— Appears in: Sydney Review of Books , August 2021;

— Review of The Believer Sarah Krasnostein , 2021 single work non-fiction
The Believer by Sarah Krasnostein Review : The Faces of Faith, from Religion to UFOs Fiona Wright , 2021 single work review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 19 March 2021;

— Review of The Believer Sarah Krasnostein , 2021 single work non-fiction
Book Review : The Believer by Sarah Krasnostein, Text Publishing Julia Faragher , 2021 single work review
— Appears in: ArtsHub , May 2021;

— Review of The Believer Sarah Krasnostein , 2021 single work non-fiction

'From the author of The Trauma Cleaner comes a new book about the depths and nuances of belief'

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