Article soon on the Oberammergau Passion Play
Why is it that, when I’m mainly concerned with promoting my novel Sardinian Silver and getting other things published, I write so much about religion and spirituality? Well of course, religion and spirituality, although not necessarily the central focus of my writing, are usually a major part of the background. To my mind fiction deals with the essential in life, and what is more essential than the purpose of existence? Books—whatever their genre—that don’t touch on this at least tangentially are of little interest to me.
A week ago I was on a European trip that ended up in Oberammergau for the well-known passion play. I’ll shortly be writing a more detailed article on that: suffice it here to say that the story of Jesus’s passion and execution (whether or not it is historically accurate) is magnificent and powerful. For a fiction writer that is surely the most important.
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About A. Colin
A. Colin Wright was born and raised in the county of Essex, England. After serving as a linguist in the British Royal Air Force, Wright attended Cambridge University where he earned undergraduate and graduate degrees. In 1964, he was appointed a professor of...
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Mikhail Bulgakov: The Master and Margarita
Can appreciate where you're coming from, Colin
Looking forward to your post about Oberammergau. I'm going in September, and on to the Italian Lakes.
Hope you enjoyed your European trip.
Oberammergau
A. Colin Wright
Thanks for your note: I'll make sure I write the article before you go. Actually, I plan to do so in the coming week, so it should be there in good time.
We were on a Danube trip, actually, something I'd never done before. (Like you, I'm originally from England.) And I have some knowledge of the Italian lakes too: one story, "The Trouble with Saints," set on Lake Garda, is posted on http://www.authorsden.com/acolinwright.
Anyway, all the best and enjoy your trip.
Colin