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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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Category
Literary Fiction
First published
1940 · 1940s
Author
Graham Greene
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