KAINS BOK – THE BOOK OF CAIN

By Marianne Fredriksson

Not many characters in the bible have been as enigmatic as Cain. Marianne Fredriksson provides us with a new and different image of him in Kains bok (The Book of Cain) – a soft and lovingly told fable, where Cain’s world of thoughts, his experiences and references are presented in a language that is easy for modern day readers to appreciate.

Cain has grown to be a man. He lives his life as a pioneer, close to nature, together with his parents and his wife Leth, who carries his child. When it’s time for her to give birth to the baby, he packs his bags and leaves. He feels as though he’s not as important as the baby. He seeks the paradise as well as the wordless people that Eve had told him about. The meeting becomes dramatic and it ends with Cain plunging a knife into their leader – Satan.