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  • The Power and the Glory | [Graham Greene]
    The Power and the Glory
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    The Power and the Glory

    • UNABRIDGED (9 hrs and 1 min)
    • By Graham Greene
    • Narrated By Bernard Mayes
    Overall
    (52)
    Performance
    (39)
    Story
    (40)

    Graham Greene explores corruption and atonement in this penetrating novel set in 1930s Mexico during the era of Communist religious persecutions. As revolutionaries determine to stamp out the evils of the church through violence, the last Roman Catholic priest is on the lam, hunted by a police lieutenant. Despite his own sense of worthlessness—he is a heavy drinker and has fathered an illegitimate child—he is determined to continue to function as a priest until captured.

    connie says: "at last!"
    "The Power of the Tongue of Fire"
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    Would you consider the audio edition of The Power and the Glory to be better than the print version?

    Not better, but different aspects of the story were revealed. More portable.


    What was one of the most memorable moments of The Power and the Glory?

    The scene in the crowded jail cell.The cruel ambivalence of the jailer.


    What does Bernard Mayes bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

    His dialogue inflections are clarifying.


    Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

    I didn't just cry, I was haunted by the story for days.


    Any additional comments?

    This story resembles what I have often observed occurring in real life. It is sad that there are not many such novels. It tells of a wayward man committed to be better than he is by nature, because he is a priest.

    1 of 1 people found this review helpful

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