Catholics - Hardcover

Moore, Brian

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 022400767X ISBN 13: 9780224007672

Publisher: Jonathan Cape Ltd, 1972

Synopsis

First edition hard cover, in very good condition, with clipped dust jacket in good condition. From the collection of W.L. Webb, the Guardian's literary editor for many years. General shelf and handling wear to DJ, including tanning, inside and out, notably the spine, and creasing to edges. Small open chip to front cover head. Light tanning and foxing to pageblock and endpapers. Within, pages are tightly bound, and content is unmarked. CN

About this title

From the Back Cover

"The story is told with . . . superb grace and wit."--The New Yorker

"If reading it upsets you, do not be surprised. . . . Moore has eliminated our standard escapes from God--a secularized Kingdom or a romanticized past."--America

"A neat and striking story."--Times Literary Supplement

In the not-too-distant future, the Fourth Vatican Council has abolished private confession, clerical dress, and the Latin Mass, and opened discussions about a merger with Buddhism. Authorities in Rome are embarrassed by publicity surrounding a group of monks who stubbornly celebrate the old Mass in their island abbey off the coast of Ireland. The clever, assured Father James Kinsella is dispatched to set things right. At Muck Abbey he meets Abbot Tomas, a man plagued by doubt who nevertheless leads his monks in the old ways. In the hands of the masterly Brian Moore, their confrontation becomes a subtle, provocative parable of doubt and faith.

About the Author

Brian Moore (1921-1999) was born in Ireland and lived most of his adult life in Canada and the United States. He was the author of many novels, including "Black Robe," "The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne," and "The Color of Bood."

Edition details

• Publisher: Jonathan Cape Ltd
• Publication date: 1972
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 022400767X
• ISBN 13: 9780224007672
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 102