About this work of fiction
The Power and the Glory: Text and Criticism Ed by Text and criticism edited by R. W. B. Lewis and Peter J. Conn is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
Set in Mexico during the era of anticlerical violence by revolutionaries, the story depicts the martyrdom of the last Roman Catholic priest, who is being hunted by a police lieutenant. The "whisky priest" is a degraded alcoholic who has broken most of his vows but who nevertheless insists upon performing his duties until the very end, when he is finally captured and executed.
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Text and criticism edited by R. W. B. Lewis and Peter J. Conn
- Publisher
- The Viking Press
- Published
- 1970
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780670018062
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Children'S, Fiction