The Gospel According to the New World (World Editions), by Maryse Condé, translated from the French by Richard Philcox, is a satirical and humorous reinvention of the story of Christ. Longlisted for the 2023 International Booker Prize, the novel follows the messianic path of Pascal, born on an island resembling Guadeloupe, who sets out to experience whether the world can be ultimately redeemed through the transformative power of spiritual love. Dictated by the author to her translator husband, the book has been described by 86-year-old Condé as her last. It follows in as strongly comedic and allegorical a vein as her larger body of prizewinning work.