During a vicious persecution of the clergy in Mexico, a worldly priest, the “whisky priest,” is on the run. With the police closing in, his routes of escape are being shut off, his chances getting fewer. But compassion and humanity force him along the road to his destiny, reluctant to abandon those who need him.
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How does good spoil, and how can bad be redeemed? In his penetrating novel The Power and the Glory, Graham Greene explores corruption and atonement through a priest and the people he encounters. In the 1930s one Mexican state has outlawed the Church, naming it a source of greed and debauchery. The priests have been rounded up and shot by firing squad--save one, the whisky priest. On the run, and in a blur of alcohol and fear, this outlaw meets a dentist, a banana farmer, and a village woman he knew six years earlier. For a while, he is accompanied by a toothless man--whom he refers to as his Judas and does his best to ditch. Always, an adamant lieutenant is only a few hours behind, determined to liberate his country from the evils of the church.
On the verge of reaching a safer region, the whisky priest is repeatedly held back by his vocation, even though he no longer feels fit to perform his rites: "When he was gone it would be as if God in all this space between the sea and the mountains ceased to exist. Wasn't it his duty to stay, even if they despised him, even if they were murdered for his sake? even if they were corrupted by his example?"
As his sins and dangers increase, the broken priest comes to confront the nature of piety and love. Still, when he is granted a reprieve, he feels himself sliding into the old arrogance, slipping it on like the black gloves he used to wear. Greene has drawn this man--and all he encounters--vividly and viscerally. He may have said The Power and the Glory was "written to a thesis," but this brilliant theological thriller has far more mysteries--and troubling ideals--than certainties. --Joannie Kervran Stangeland --This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition.
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“Greene’s masterpiece.” –John Updike
“Graham Greene had wit and grace and character and story and a transcendent universal compassion that places him for all time in the ranks of world literature.” –John Le Carré
“Graham Greene had wit and grace and character and story and a transcendent universal compassion that places him for all time in the ranks of world literature.” –John Le Carré
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By matt
Format:Paperback
The other reviewers say it better than I can, so I won't bother with praising this classic. I will, however, simply say that I found myself very frustrated throughout the reading. This means that the book was gripping and pulled me in, touching my pride about right and wrong. How true it is that humble love is the most powerful force in the universe! How true it is that I so often want the will of God to be my own. The outlaw priest of this book taught me once again that only those who live the prayer "Thy will be done" have the right to speak to others about the will of God. Very much worth reading! Enjoy!
By matt
Format:Paperback
The other reviewers say it better than I can, so I won't bother with praising this classic. I will, however, simply say that I found myself very frustrated throughout the reading. This means that the book was gripping and pulled me in, touching my pride about right and wrong. How true it is that humble love is the most powerful force in the universe! How true it is that I so often want the will of God to be my own. The outlaw priest of this book taught me once again that only those who live the prayer "Thy will be done" have the right to speak to others about the will of God. Very much worth reading! Enjoy!
By matt
Format:Paperback
The other reviewers say it better than I can, so I won't bother with praising this classic. I will, however, simply say that I found myself very frustrated throughout the reading. This means that the book was gripping and pulled me in, touching my pride about right and wrong. How true it is that humble love is the most powerful force in the universe! How true it is that I so often want the will of God to be my own. The outlaw priest of this book taught me once again that only those who live the prayer "Thy will be done" have the right to speak to others about the will of God. Very much worth reading! Enjoy!
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Awesome
Hello reader. One thing i should tell you if you consider to read "The Power And The Glory" by Graham Greene: This book is marvelous and if you start reading it in the... Read more
Published on Jun 16 2003
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The Pwoer and Glory
Faith hard. Belief is hard. Being a priest has got to be hard^2. Sad book, but both readable and in some odd sense contributing to sense. Read more
Published on May 23 2003 by Rob
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A disappointing ending
I'm always slightly hesitant criticising a novel written by such a well respect novelist but in this case I am forced to do so. Read more
Published on Mar 24 2003 by Joanna
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Hate the Sin and Love the Sinner Doesn't Work For Me.
No matter how many times I read one of his books, Greene just never seems to connect with me. At least in this-his one book that in his own words was "written to a thesis"-at least... Read more
Published on Feb 20 2003 by A. Ross
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I liked Greene's style!
This book was very good. I liked it because it was unlike anything I have ever read before. Greene wrote in a way that was easy to understand, yet it's apparent that his... Read more
Published on Feb 20 2003 by Heather
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confused
I was intrigued by this book. Someone please explain the ending. Who is the tall pale thin man with a rather sour mouth?
Published on July 26 2002
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Sheer Irony
The result is very like the "American Beauty". At last, the redeemed one is the person who was the ugliest at first. Read more
Published on Jun 4 2002 by Sen Peng Eu
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Excellent, Excellent Book
I did not know much about Graham Greene other than his work penning The Third Man. This book was recommended to me by a friend, so without knowing anything else about it, I gave... Read more
Published on May 20 2002 by William Clawson
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A Good Man is Hard to Find
I really don't know how to review this novel; there is simply too much the novel has to say to cover it all her in a short review. Anything I write will be totally inadequate. Read more
Published on May 19 2002 by John
3.0 out of 5 stars
Difficult but worthwhile
This was the second Graham Greene book I've read, after "The End of the Affair." It starts off slowly, introducing and then abandoning characters. Read more
Published on Jan 10 2002 by Westley
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