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13 de mar. de 2018 · Graham Greene is an author of whom so much has been said that for some time I have felt that I should read him, but I never did. I think I expected to be let down when I did read him and I did not want to confront that disappointment. Earlier this month, I decided to purchase “The Power and the Glory,” his best novel, apparently.
The Power and the Glory Summary. The Power and the Glory follows a man known only as the whisky priest who travels across the state of Tabasco, Mexico while fleeing the Red Shirts, the ruling political party that has outlawed Catholicism. At the start of the novel, the whisky priest has almost managed to escape Tabasco, as he is about to depart ...
About The Power and the Glory. One of the greatest novels of the twentieth century, in a new edition commemorating its 75th anniversary 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.
Several of Greene's novels and short stories have been made into successful motion pictures and two of his plays were produced on Broadway. His novels have won him an international reputation for subtle characterizations and accomplished craftsmanship. In 1952, Graham Greene was given the Catholic Literary Award for The End of the Affair.
25 de fev. de 2003 · Graham Greene is an author of whom so much has been said that for some time I have felt that I should read him, but I never did. I think I expected to be let down when I did read him and I did not want to confront that disappointment. Earlier this month, I decided to purchase “The Power and the Glory,” his best novel, apparently.
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Graham Greene’s The Power and the Glory (originally published in 1940) recounts the tragic story of the whisky priest. His religion has been outlawed, his faith shattered, and his history—like his name—all but erased. He’s relentlessly pursued by the lieutenant, whose secular beliefs are as passionate as others’ spiritual beliefs.
The Power and the Glory. Capa comum – 24 março 2015. 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.
