EdenRevisited Format: ClothOverBoards

A vivid reimagining of the Bible's first family, exploring themes of betrayal, redemption, and the search for meaning.

Laszlo Bito's Eden Revisited immerses readers in a mythic landscape, from the Garden of Eden to the Land of Nod. This novel reimagines the saga of Adam and Eve and their sons Cain and Abel, challenging notions of divinity and innocence. Bito removes an omnipotent Creator from our origin story, exploring the consequences of free will and the complexities of family relationships.

Sacrilegious, erotic, and inventive, Eden Revisited asks: What does it mean to be human when faced with the eternal question, "Am I my brother's keeper?" Readers will never see Adam and Eve, the Garden of Eden, and the Fall in quite the same way. This literary biblical fiction is perfect for readers seeking a thought-provoking and character-driven exploration of faith, desire, and power.

László Z. Bitó (1934–2021) was born in Hungary and forced into exile due of his involvement in the 1956 uprising. He earned a BA in chemistry and biology from Bard College and subsequently a PhD in in biophysics from Columbia University, where he joined a team that invented the glaucoma-drug Xalatan. By the time of his death he had published more than twenty books in Hungarian; some were translated into German and several Eastern European languages. The Gospel of Anonymous, published in 2011, was his first, and until now only, literary book published in English.