Robert Nathan 2 hr 9 min read

In the days when prophets dwelt in the desert beyond the Jordan, God calls the reluctant Jonah, who would rather flee than carry His terrible word to the wicked city of Nineveh.

Robert Nathan's 1925 novel wryly and lyrically retells the biblical tale of the runaway prophet. Gentle, ironic, beautifully written literary fantasy. Read it for a charming, humane reimagining of an ancient story, from a master of graceful modern fable.

In its time

Published in 1925, during the 1920s, the pulp era proper.

Reading it

2 hr 9 min read (a novella, a full arc in one sitting or two).