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The Power and the Glory
- Author
- Graham Greene
- Narrator
- Andrew Sachs
- Publisher
- Random House
- Publish Date
- 24 April 2025
- Run Time
- 7 hours 29 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Rating
- 5.0 (1 review)
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During a vicious persecution of the clergy in Mexico, a worldly priest, the 'whisky priest', is on the run. With the police closing in, his routes of escape are being shut off, his chances getting fewer. But compassion and humanity force him along the road to his destiny, reluctant to abandon those who need him, and those he cares for.
'Graham Greene's masterpiece' John Updike
'This is Greene at his raw and powerful best' Sunday Times
© Graham Greene 1940 (P) Penguin Audio 2025
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Details
- Author
- Graham Greene
- Narrator
- Andrew Sachs
- Duration
- 7 hours 29 minutes
- Release Date
- 24 April 2025
- ISBN
- 9781529963236
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Random House
- Genre
- Classic fiction: literary and general, Religious and spiritual fiction
- Rating
- 5.0(1 review)
- Narration
- 5.0(1 review)
Synopsis
Brought to you by Penguin. During a vicious persecution of the clergy in Mexico, a worldly priest, the 'whisky priest', is on the run. With the police closing in, his routes of escape are being shut off, his chances getting fewer. But compassion and humanity force him along the road to his destiny, reluctant to abandon those who need him, and those he cares for.'Graham Greene's masterpiece' John Updike'This is Greene at his raw and powerful best' Sunday Times© Graham Greene 1940 (P) Penguin Audio 2025
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