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Sto caricando le informazioni... L'avvocato del diavolo (1959)di Morris West
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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. Meredith va a morir pero ha sido elegido como Abogado del Diablo para que actúe como fiscal religioso contra un hombre al que todo un pueblo quiere beatificar. Pero Giaccomo Nerone no era tan beato, había dejado a una mujer embarazada y además no se había casado con ella. Y encima se había creado enemigos. Meredith, antes de morir, busca un milagro. Nina y Paolo Sanduzzi se lo ofrecen, y él, por su cuenta, logra realizar otro milagro. En el paisaje de solado y rocoso de Calabria ha crecido la fama de Giacomo Nerone, un misterioso personaje de los últimos años de la Segunda Guerra Mundial al que se venera como a un santo. Monseñor Blaise Meredith, que sufre una enfermedad terminal, es enviado por el Vaticano como inquisidor canónico -conocido como Abogado del Diablo- para investigar la presunta santidad del extraño sujeto. This was a fun re-read of a book I last read in the early 70s. I enjoyed it the first time, and I enjoyed it again the second time. The book shows its era - while there are some slightly sordid chaurch activities are revealed, the book is a full-on promo for the Catholic Church. In Lazarus, one of Morris West"s sequels to this book published 30 years later, the tone of faith in the church is considerably more subdued - still there, but not as strident as the 1959 book. So, good writing, a bit of fun in plot development, a lot of pro-church prpoganda to stomach or ignore, but otherwise an interesting and enjoyable read. El médico diagnostica a Monsñor Meredith un cáncer incurable. Se encuentra, de improviso, en el umbral de la muerte. El temor de presentarse ante Dios con las manos vacías lo aterra. Le duele a Meredith reconocer la frialdad con la que ha ejercido su sacerdocio. Para él ha sido mas una profesión que un acto de entrega. nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
Appartiene alle Collane EditorialiÈ contenuto inThe Devil's Advocate / The Second Victory / Daughter of Silence / The Salamander / The Shoes of the Fisherman di Morris West È riassunto inPremi e riconoscimentiMenzioniElenchi di rilievo
In an impoverished village in southern Italy, the enigmatic life and mysterious death of Giacomo Nerone has inspired talk of sainthood. Father Blaise Meredith, a dying English priest, is sent by the Vatican to investigate. As he tries to untangle the web of facts, rumors and outright lies that surround Nerone, The Devil's Advocate reminds us how the power of goodness ultimately prevails over despair. The Devil's Advocate was awarded the James Tait Black Memorial Prize and the W.H. Heinemann Award of the Royal Society of Literature, and was made into a film. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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Google Books — Sto caricando le informazioni... GeneriSistema Decimale Melvil (DDC)823.914Literature English English fiction Modern Period 1901-1999 1945-1999Classificazione LCVotoMedia:
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