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The Power and the Glory

By: Graham Greene
Narrated by: Andrew Sachs
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During a vicious persecution of the clergy in Mexico, a worldly priest, the 'whisky priest', is on the run. With the police closing in, his routes of escape are being shut off, his chances getting fewer. But compassion and humanity force him along the road to his destiny, reluctant to abandon those who need him, and those he cares for.

'Graham Greene's masterpiece' John Updike

'This is Greene at his raw and powerful best' Sunday Times

© Graham Greene 1940 (P) Penguin Audio 2025

 Christian Fiction Classics Classics & Allegories Genre Fiction Literary Fiction World Literature Mexico Latin American
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Refreshing. Funny. Relatively light-hearted and endearing. More words are required here to be written here.

Droll

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A tough story because Greene is juggling the narrative with questions on religon / persecution / hypocrisy snd the possibility of salvation. The reader Andrew Sachs does a truly brilliant job.

Brilliant reading

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Another very good story from Graham Greene .
Beautiful read and kept me listening
Listen to most of Graham Greene books now. All very enjoyable

Good listen

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Tried this as just finished the excellent “The Quiet American” and wanted more GG. This book is reviewed favourably everywhere and described as a GG “masterpiece”. I must be missing something. I found it disappointing.

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