Cather, Willa
Death Comes for the Archbishop
- ISBN 13:
- 9780143137696
- author:
- Cather, Willa
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Penguin Classics
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2023
- Pages:
- 320
- Dimensions:
- 19.7 x 12.9 x 1.3 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Fiction & Literature, Westerns, Fiction & Literature,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 20 working days
Description
Set against the vast and unforgiving landscape of the New Mexico desert, Death Comes for the Archbishop is a quietly beautiful novel of one man's life and spiritual journey. In 1848, a young bishop receives instruction from the Vatican to oversee a newly created diocese in the region, which has recently been acquired from Mexico. With his friend by his side, the pair embark on a perilous journey to reclaim the region from corrupt priests who have exploited and abused its people.
As the bishop spends more time in New Mexico, he begins to realize that the task he was sent to do is more complicated than he anticipated. Rather than leave, he decides to stay and uphold his commitment to the Church and his faith, gaining a profound perspective on the human condition along the way. Written in 1927, this novel remains a moving account of one man's physical and spiritual journey, told in sparse and evocative prose that captures the beauty and harshness of the desert landscape.
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