Do you enjoy travel books? Do you enjoy dry humor? Do you enjoy tales of foreskin lore? Then I have a recommendation for you. David Farley’s new book, An Irreverent Curiosity, is a first-person account of the author’s investigation into the lost foreskin of Jesus. Yes, that Jesus.
Farley spent more than a year in Calcata, Italy (with trips spent in Rome, Vatican City and Turin) trying to track down the dismembered tip of Jesus’ member. Along the way, he met a woman who talks to birds, fascist alcoholics and hippies who talked way too much about the village’s energy. And he also introduced himself to a gaggle of priests as Gary Coleman.
I sat down with Farley (who, full disclosure, is a friend of mine) to talk about the book, his adventure and just how good a sense of humor the Vatican has. You can read it on Gadling.
