The Little Sublime Comedy

A darkly funny, surreal adaptation of Dante's Divine Comedy set in modern New Zealand.
In The Little Sublime Comedy, John Gallas reimagines a classic for the 21st century. Mr. Gallas, a modern-day Dante, is discovered snoozing on a mountainside and guided by Samuel Beckett through the Bad Place, the Better Place, and the Good Place. This journey unfolds in 147 'songs,' revealing the horrors and delights of the dead.

En route, they encounter a skiing Pohutukawa Tree, a Golden Kiwi, and a Vegetable Ewe. Divine order yields to modern physics, Klein bottles, and black holes. Gallas's Comedy is a metaphysical plunge through torment and triumph, subtly satirical and unsubtly silly. It's a unique exploration of morality and the afterlife for readers seeking thought-provoking and humorous poetry.