Testament
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NINO RICCI's first novel, Lives of the Saints, won the Governor General's Literary Award for Fiction, the SmithBooks/Books in Canada First Novel Award, and the F.G. Bressani Prize and was made into a motion picture starring Sophia Loren. The novel was also a long-time national bestseller, and was followed by the highly acclaimed In a Glass House and Where She Has Gone, which was shortlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize. His bestselling novel Testament won the Trillium Book Award. The Origin of Species received the Governor General's Literary Award for Fiction and the Canadian Authors Association Award for Fiction. Nino Ricci has also won the Betty Trask Award for Fiction (UK), The Winnifred Holtby Prize (UK) and the 1992 Prise Contrepoint Madrineaux (France). He lives in Toronto.
Finalist for the Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize
Finalist for the Commonwealth Writers' Prize (Canada and Caribbean)
A Booklist Choice for Top Ten Historical Novels of the Year
A Times Literary Supplement Book of the Year "Perhaps Nino Ricci's greatest achievement in Testament, his altogether remarkable fourth novel, is that he manages to make the life of Jesus new again--through vitality, freshness, emotional engagement, and compelling storytelling. It's quite an accomplishment." Vancouver Sun "The vividness of Ricci's writing and his unusual angle make for a compelling read." The Toronto Star "Ricci has given us a contemporary Jesus. Like a palimpsest, with each fresh image superimposed on earlier images, Ricci's Jesus testifies to the inexhaustible power of story, reminding us that enduring myths are not windows through which we view objective truths, but mirrors framing our own evanescent mortality and morality plays." The Globe and Mail "Memorable, captivating and unsettling, the prose is impeccable." Noah Richler, National Post "Ricci has taken an enormous risk, and the result is exhilarating.... A stunning achievement." Edmonton Journal
"A bold and brilliant premise for a novel...and Ricci doesn't disappoint." The Gazette (Montreal) "Compelling...balances history and parable, political conflict and religious faith." Ottawa Citizen
