The Power and the Glory

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Synopsis
Seventy-five years ago, Graham Greene published The Power and the Glory, a moralist thriller that traces a line of influence back to Dostoyevsky and forward to Cormac McCarthy. Named one of the 100 best novels of the twentieth century by Time magazine, it stands today as his masterpiece.

Mexico, the late 1930s: A paramilitary group has outlawed the Catholic Church and is executing its clergy. Now the last priest is on the run, fleeing not just an unshakable police lieutenant but also his own wavering morals. As he scraps his way toward salvation, haunted by an affair from his past, the nameless “whiskey priest” is pulled between the bottle and the Bible, tempted to renounce his religion yet unable to ignore the higher calling he’s chosen. Timeless and unforgettable, The Power and the Glory is a stunning portrait of both physical and spiritual survival by a master dramatist of the human soul.

Copyright:
1990

Book Details

Book Quality:
Excellent
Book Size:
239 Pages
ISBN-13:
9780143107552
Publisher:
Penguin Publishing Group
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
© 1990 by John Updike Penguin supports
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Literature and Fiction, Drama, Plays and Theater
Grade Levels:
Twelfth grade
Reading Age:
18 and up
Submitted By:
170
Proofread By:
170
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

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