The Power and the Glory
by Graham Greene · 1940
Literary Fiction · ranked #40 in category
In a Mexican state where Catholicism has been outlawed, a whisky priest — the last in the region — is hunted by a pursuing lieutenant as he moves from village to village. Greene's novel is a profound examination of guilt, faith and human fallibility: the priest knows he is a bad man, but continues to administer the sacraments anyway.
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