Only Begotten Daughter (Magill’s Choice: Classics of Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature)
At a glance:
- Author: James Morrow
- First Published: 1990
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Fantasy—Magical Realism
- Time of Work: 1974-2012
- Setting: New Jersey
- Genres: Long fiction, Fantasy, Magical and occult fantasy
- Subjects: Girls, 1970’s, Twentieth century, Future, Twenty-first century, 1980’s, Childbirth, Miracles, Jesus Christ, Devils or demons, 1990’s, Christ figures or saviors, 2000’s, Femininity of God
- Locales: New Jersey
Murray Katz, a celibate Jewish recluse living in southeastern New Jersey, discovers that his most recent sperm donation has fertilized an egg. He then steals an ectogenesis machine and cares for the developing fetus in his abandoned lighthouse on Brigantine Point. Nine months later the daughter of God is born—Julie Katz, immaculately conceived half sister to Jesus and modern-day deity. Raised by Murray and his lesbian partner Georgina Sparks, Julie discovers her divinity early. By the age of two she is walking on water. Shortly afterward, she restores a dead crab to life. Murray,...
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