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Author: Willa Cather
Genre: Classic Literature
Length: 304 pages
Published: 1927 (original); 1990 (version I read)
Publisher: Vintage
Brief Synopsis: (Taken from Goodreads) There is something epic--and almost mythic--about this sparsely beautiful novel by Willa Cather, although the story it tells is that of a single human life, lived simply in the silence of the desert. In 1851 Father Jean Marie Latour comes as the Apostolic Vicar to New Mexico. What he finds is a vast territory of red hills and tortuous arroyos, American by law but Mexican and Indian in custom and belief.
In the almost forty years that follow, Latour spreads his faith in the only way he knows--gently, although he must contend with an unforgiving landscape, derelict and sometimes openly rebellious priests, and his own loneliness. One of these events Cather gives us an indelible vision of life unfolding in a place where time itself seems suspended.
In the almost forty years that follow, Latour spreads his faith in the only way he knows--gently, although he must contend with an unforgiving landscape, derelict and sometimes openly rebellious priests, and his own loneliness. One of these events Cather gives us an indelible vision of life unfolding in a place where time itself seems suspended.
My Review:
I give this book a 5 out of 5.
I just realized that I completely forgot to write up and post this review. Whoops!
This was an excellent tale of how a priest becomes Archbishop of a territory recently acquired by the United States. It really shows how Latour was able to spread his faith to the people of the region without disrespecting their native beliefs.
The story starts out in Italy as a colleague of Latour's puts his name forward to several higher ranking Church officials as someone to take over this region. The remainder of the book follows Latour's time in New Mexico with the help of friends he makes along the way. It was an excellent story encompassing the forty years of Latour's reign as Bishop, and then Archbishop, of New Mexico. Definitely an enjoyable read.
Have you read Death Comes for the Archbishop? If so, leave a comment and let me know your thoughts!
Please note: I was not compensated in any way for this review. It is strictly my opinion.
Please note: I was not compensated in any way for this review. It is strictly my opinion.
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