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The Power and the Glory (Twentieth Century Classics) by Graham Greene; John Updike is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Power and the Glory (Twentieth Century Classics) about?
One of Greene’s most powerful novels, the book takes as its theme the era of religious suppression in Mexico during the early 1930’s. An unnamed Catholic priest, an alcoholic with a shameful past in search of either oblivion or redemption, travels through Mexico administering the rites of the church to the poor landless peasants, hunted by a remorseless police officer and always in fear of being betrayed by those he is attempting to help.
Who reads The Power and the Glory (Twentieth Century Classics)?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Graham Greene; John Updike
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Published
- 1991
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780140184990
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Fiction, Literary Fiction, Religion
- Rating
- 3.99 / 5 (316 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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