• The power and the glory | 9999903290933 | Graham Greene; [with an introduction by John Updike]

    The power and the glory

    Graham Greene; [with an introduction by John Updike] London, England ; Penguin Books in association with W. Heinemann, 1991, c1940. SQU 9999903290933 Article 0,00 €
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    The last priest is on the run. During an anti-clerical purge in one of the southern states of Mexico, he is hunted like a hare. Too human for heroism, too humble for martyrdom, the little worldly 'whisky priest' is nevertheless impelled towards his squalid Calvary as much by his own compassion for h...
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    • Book binding : Paperback
    • Preservation state : 3. Good
    • Publication Date : 13/03/2025
    • Year of edition : 0
    • Authors : Graham Greene; [with an introduction by John Updike]
    • Number of pages : 221
    The last priest is on the run. During an anti-clerical purge in one of the southern states of Mexico, he is hunted like a hare. Too human for heroism, too humble for martyrdom, the little worldly 'whisky priest' is nevertheless impelled towards his squalid Calvary as much by his own compassion for humanity as by the efforts of his pursuers. A baleful vulture of doom hovers over this modern crucifixion story, but above the vulture soars an eagle -- the inevitability of the Church's triumph.

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