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The Power and the Glory

Graham Greene

  • 254 pages · about 4 hours
  • First published 1940
  • 130 editions
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1 About this book

One of Greene’s most powerful novels, the book takes as its theme the era of religious suppression in Mexico during the early 1930’s. An unnamed Catholic priest, an alcoholic with a shameful past in search of either oblivion or redemption, travels through Mexico administering the rites of the church to the poor landless peasants, hunted by a remorseless police officer and always in fear of being betrayed by those he is attempting to help.

Good for readers who want: a classic and historical fiction.

  • Classics
  • Historical fiction
  • Mexico
  • Medicine
  • Catholic Church
  • Catholics
  • Clergy
  • Persecutions

2 About Graham Greene

1904–1991

Henry Graham Greene (2 October 1904 – 3 April 1991) was an English writer and journalist regarded by many as one of the leading novelists of the 20th century. Combining literary acclaim with widespread popularity, Greene acquired a reputation early in his lifetime as a major writer, both of serious Catholic novels, and of thrillers (or "entertainments" as he termed them). He was shortlisted for the Nobel Prize in Literature several times.

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