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Descrizione libro Soft Cover. Condizione: new. Codice articolo 9780940322233
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Descrizione libro Paper Back. Condizione: New. ''The life of every man is a diary in which he means to write one story, and writes another.'' (J.M. Barrie). So J.F. Powers prefaces his Morte D'Urban, winner of the 1963 National Book Award. His hero, Father Urban, is an ambitious Catholic priest destined for disappointment among his fellow Clementines, known to labor ''under the curse of mediocrity.'' Still, the good (though often morally ambiguous) Father, makes his way, turning every setback to profit -- for his parishioners, for the diocese, for himself, and of course, for the glory of God. Powers' dry wit and spare use of language make for hilarious observation, as in his description of Monsignor Renton: ''[He] talked like a drunken curate. One moment it was, 'God is not mocked,' and the next moment it was 'Your ass is out.''' Powers' genius is his ability to surprise and deliver the expected simultaneously. I wonder what story he intended to write in the life (or is it death?) of Father Urban. What emerges is a disarming truth: eventually, we get exactly what we want. Codice articolo 1695
Descrizione libro Condizione: New. pp. xviii + 336. Codice articolo 261034790
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