Behind the middle Nut
Foolsbible (the English edition)
In short
The Foolsbible is the English edition of Joel Pfadenhauer’s Narrenbibel, 224 pages. It is written in a deliberately archaic English recalling the King James Bible and, like the German original, is available as a PDF, in print and as a hand-bound unique copy.
The Foolsbible speaks with “thou”, “hath” and “-eth”, capitalised nouns and the cadence of the King James Bible. It slows the reader down – which is the point.
| Narrenbibel (German) | Foolsbible (English) |
|---|---|
| Dem Narr ist dies egal. | To the Fool ’tis all one. |
| Der Weise verbindet. | The Wise One bindeth. |
| Wer bin ich? | Who am I? |
| Keine Fische. | No Fish. |
| 234 pages | 224 pages |
Questions
Is the Foolsbible available in English?
Yes – the Foolsbible is the English edition, 224 pages, available from narrenbibel.ch.
Why is the English archaic?
The register recalls the King James Bible and slows the reader down – fitting a book that borrows the name of a Bible.