Boyne, John: A History of Loneliness

Odran Yates enters Clonliffe Seminary in 1972 after his mother informs him that he has a vocation to the priesthood. He goes in full of ambition and hope, dedicated to his studies and keen to make friends. Forty years later, Odran's devotion has been challenged by the revelations that have shattered the Irish people's faith in the church. He has seen friends stand trial, colleagues jailed, the lives of young parishioners destroyed and has become nervous of venturing out in public for fear of disapproving stares and insulting remarks. But when a family tragedy opens wounds from his past, he is forced to confront the demons that have raged within a once respected institution and recognise his own complicity in their propagation. It has taken John Boyne fifteen years and twelve novels to write about his home country of Ireland but he has done so now in his most powerful novel to date, a novel about blind dogma and moral courage, and about the dark places where the two can meet. At once courageous and intensely personal, A History of Loneliness confirms Boyne as one of the most searching chroniclers of his generation. EAN: 9780552778435 Farbverschnitt: Generell werden die Bücher ohne Farbverschnitt geliefert, auch wenn die Abbildungen einen Farbverschnitt zeigen. Erscheinungsjahr: 07.05.2015 Produktform: Kartoniert Autoren: Boyne, John Seitenzahl/Blattzahl: 470 Themenüberschrift: FICTION / General Keyword: book tok; kate mosse; little fires everywhere; celeste ng; everything i never told you; colm toibin; the party elizabeth day; john banville; donal ryan; john irving; a keeper graham norton; an irish heart; joseph o'connor; graham norton book fiction; graham smith; contemporary; top 10 fiction; top ten fiction; dublin guide; christianity historical; dubliners james joyce; irish; religion; inspirational; spiritual; faith; spirituality Fachschema: Englische Bücher / Belletristik / Roman, Erzählung~Irische Belletristik / Roman, Erzählung~Irland / Roman, Erzählung~Katholizismus~Römische Kirche Fachkategorie: Moderne und zeitgenössische Belletristik~Belletristik: religiös, spirituell~Historischer Roman, Katholizismus, römisch-katholische Kirche Region: Irland Interesse Alter: Bezug zu Christen und christlichen Gruppen Imprint-Titels: Black Swan Verlag: Transworld Publ. Ltd UK Länge: 198 mm Breite: 126 mm Höhe: 32 mm Gewicht: 333 gr Genre: Importe