The Gospel According to the New World
# The Gospel According to the New World

The Gospel According to the New World (French: L'Évangile du nouveau monde) is a French novel by Guadeloupan writer Maryse Condé published in October 2021. Set in Martinique, the novel follows the journey of a miracle baby, named Pascal, rumored to be the child of God in search of his origins and mission. Described by the Financial Times as "a parody of the New Testament", the novel mixes Caribbean folklore with the Bible.

It was translated into English in March 2023 by her husband, Richard Philcox and was eventually shortlisted for the 2023 International Booker Prize. The judging panel described the novel as a "deceptively simple novel full of wisdom, generosity of spirit and the writer’s palpable tenderness towards the world and her craft". At the time of the nomination, Condé was the oldest person to have been nominated for the prize.

