| Monsignor Quixote Contributor(s): Greene, Graham (Author), Auchard, John (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 0143105523 ISBN-13: 9780143105527 Publisher: Penguin Group OUR PRICE: $20.90 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2008 Annotation: A morally complex and mature work from a modern master IN THIS later novel by Graham Greeneafeaturing a new introductionathe author continues to explore moral and theological dilemmas through psychologically astute character studies and exciting drama on an international stage. The title character of "Monsignor Quixote" is a village priest, elevated to the rank of monsignor through a clerical error, who travels to Madrid accompanied by his best friend, Sancho, the Communist ex-mayor of the village, in Greeneas lighthearted variation on Cervantes. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Satire |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2008017192 |
| Series: Penguin Classics |
| Physical Information: 0.59" H x 5.08" W x 7.74" (0.41 lbs) 224 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: When Father Quixote, a local priest of the Spanish village of El Toboso who claims ancestry to Cervantes' fictional Don Quixote, is elevated to the rank of monsignor through a clerical error, he sets out on a journey to Madrid to purchase purple socks appropriate to his new station. Accompanying him on his mission is his best friend, Sancho, the Communist ex-mayor of the village who argues politics and religion with Quixote and rescues him from the various troubles his innocence lands him in along the way. Published in 1932, Monsignor Quixote is Graham Greene's last religious novel, a fond homage to Cervantes, and a sincere exploration into the meaning of faith in the modern world. This edition features a new introduction by John Auchard. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. |