Inspired by the Devil

Small Press Bookwatch, Jan, 2005

Inspired By The Devil

Joseph M. Luguya

Original Books

14404 Innsbruck Court, Silver Spring, MD 20906

0971330913 $56.00 www.luguya.com

Now in its second revised edition, Inspired by the Devil: Part 1--The Gospel According to "Judas Iscariot" is a novel about the Devil's desire to claim his due, and one man's journey to Hell and back. Christian Mjomba, a married man expecting a child rising business star in Tanzania, seeks refuge by revisiting his days as a member of a seminary brotherhood, and the disputed thesis he once wrote on "Original Virtue" that is in fact a sharp criticism of human spirituality in general and Christianity in particular, from an African point of view. As one event races to another, Mjomba is horrified to see what the Devil would do with Mjomba's own works, not to mention his soul. Hellishly delicious, Inspired by the Devil is a worthy contemplation of good and evil, and highly recommended reading for its insights on humanity, its wordplay, and sheer devilish delight.