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Monsignor Quixote

A morally complex and mature work from a modern master

IN THIS later novel by Graham Greene-featuring a new introduction-the author continues to explore moral and theological dilemmas through psychologically astute character studies and exciting drama on an international stage. The title character of Monsignor Quixoteis a village priest, elevated to the rank of monsignor through a clerical error, who travels to Madrid accompanied by his best friend, Sancho, the Communist ex-mayor of the village, in Greene's lighthearted variation on Cervantes.

Audience
adult
Length
medium · 221 pages

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