The Power and the Glory
by:
Graham Greene (author)
"A baleful culture of doom hovers over this modern crucifixion story, but above the vulture soars an eagle - the inevitability of the Church's triumph." [from the back wrapper]
"A baleful culture of doom hovers over this modern crucifixion story, but above the vulture soars an eagle - the inevitability of the Church's triumph." [from the back wrapper]
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Format: mass market paperback
ISBN:
9780140017915 (0140017917)
Publish date: July 28th 1977
Publisher: Penguin
Pages no: 224
Edition language: English
Category:
Classics,
Novels,
Literature,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Historical Fiction,
Literary Fiction,
20th Century,
Religion,
Christianity,
Catholic,
Fiction
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Introduction--The Power and the Glory
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