The Power and the Glory
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<div><b>One of the greatest novels of the twentieth century, in a new edition commemorating its 75th anniversary</b><br><br>Seventy-five years ago, Graham Greene published <i>The Power and the Glory, </i>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<i>Time </i>magazine, it stands today as his masterpiece.<br><br>Mexico, the late 1930s: A paramilitary group has outlawed the Catholic Church and been executing its clergy. Now the last priest is on the run, fleeing not just an unshakable police lieutenant but also his own wavering morals. As he scraps his way toward salvation, haunted by an affair from his past, the nameless whiskey priest” is pulled between the bottle and the Bible, tempted to renounce his religion yet unable to ignore the higher calling he’s chosen. Timeless and unforgettable,<i>The Power and the Glory</i> is a stunning portrait of both physical and spiritual survival by a master dramatist of the human soul.</div>
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