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Chargement... Men and Brethrenpar James Gould Cozzens
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. 5095. Men and Brethren, by James Gould Cozzens (read 3 Dec 2013) This novel was first published in 1936 but deals with current issues. The central character is a 45-year-old Episcopailian priest who is a mighty busy man with many seeking his advice. He never fails to give such, often very insistently and brooking no dissent from the advisee. I confess I was startled to hear him with little thought arrange an abortion for a woman pregnant by a man not her husband and who lived at the vicarage. There is also an Anglican monk fleeing his order because of a homosexual incident--who is not a pleasant guy, and who is infuriated by the priest's attitude toward him, when he is required to leave the vicarage because of a superior's concern that he should not be accorded refuge. It is a fast-moving story--all events occur in a few days, There was not any character I much liked, I admit. ( ) aucune critique | ajouter une critique
The Reverend Ernest Cudlipp, almost 45, urbane and intelligent, is vicar of a prominent Fifth Avenue church in New York. Men and Brethren follows him through a singularly eventful summer weekend, his dealings with parishioners and friends, his professional and personal relationships. His solutions to the problems he confronts are characteristically forthright, often unorthodox, a product of the struggle between his beliefs and his experience. Mr. Cozzens has written a deceptively powerful novel, filled with ironical intelligence, incisive portraiture, and onrushing action. "Altogether vivid, exciting and unusual...it makes a deep impression."--Cyril Connolly, New Statesman. "A remarkable portrait...The plot is so suave and sophisticated as to be completely beguiling...Cudlipp himself, no matter how much you may dislike him, and perhaps because of that dislike, is virulently alive."--New York Times. "A brilliantly integrated and authentic characterization...Mr. Cozzens deserves almost special praise for creating a clergyman as real as Ernest Cudlipp."--Louis Kronenberger, The Nation. "It's a perfect gem and should be a must on the list of everyone involved in the church and in the modern novel at its best."--Churchman. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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