According to Mary Magdalene

According to Mary Magdalene
Cover of the English edition
AuthorMarianne Fredriksson
Original titleEnligt Maria Magdalena
LanguageSwedish
GenreSecret history novel
PublisherWahlström & Widstrand, Hampton Roads Publishing Company (English)
Publication date
March 1997
Publication placeSweden
Media typePrint (Hardcover & Paperback)
Pages255 pages (Swedish first edition), 320 pages (hardcover edition) & 256 pages (paperback edition)
ISBN1-57174-120-8
OCLC41112711
839.73/74 21
LC ClassPT9876.16.R475 E5413 1999

According to Mary Magdalene (Swedish: Enligt Maria Magdalena, 1997) is a novel by the Swedish novelist Marianne Fredriksson. It attempts to portray the life of the biblical figure of Mary Magdalene as told by herself. The author claims to have based the book on Gnostic manuscripts, such as the Gospel of Mary, that were discovered in recent times. The English version was published 1999.