The Power and the Glory
Book - 1946
In a poor, remote section of southern Mexico, the Red Shirts have taken control, God has been outlawed, and the priests have been systematically hunted down and killed. Now, the last priest strives to overcome physical and moral cowardice in order to find redemption.
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Publisher:
New York : The Viking press, 1946.
Series:
ISBN:
9780140184990
0140184996
9780142437308
0140184996
9780142437308
Call Number:
GREENE
Characteristics:
301 p. ; 21 cm.
Subjects:
Mexico -- History -- 1910-1946 -- Fiction.
Anti-Catholicism -- Fiction.
Catholics -- Mexico -- Fiction.
Priests -- Mexico -- Fiction.
Anti-Catholicism -- Fiction.
Catholics -- Mexico -- Fiction.
Priests -- Mexico -- Fiction.
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Add a CommentAnother amazing by Graham Greene. This is a powerful read and I highly recommend.
This dark story isn't an easy read. It was based on the Mexican state of Tabasco's anti-church campaign in the 1930s. Various characters in the book - the protagonist aka the "whiskey priest", another Catholic priest, the police lieutenant, the pious woman, etc. face hardships and moral dilemmas. The characters react differently and the reader will reflect on : What does having faith mean? How is a person "saved"? Who is/isn't a righteous person? It was controversial when published in 1940 and later made into a film called "The Fugitive" starring Henry Fonda.