Three Cheers for the Paraclete
An early novel by Thomas Keneally, it follows a young priest’s faith and rebellion while drawing on satire and psychological detail to depict the authority of the Catholic Church and the tensions between generations.
Work Information
Within faith itself, the boundary between obedience and rebellion slowly gives way.
The 1968 Miles Franklin Award winner, this novel draws on Thomas Keneally’s experience as a seminarian. Set in a 1960s Roman Catholic diocese, it stages the tension around faith, institution, and the unease of a younger generation.
Review Summaries
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It is received as a novel that handles the clash between faith and institution with delicacy and humor, and its character work is often praised against the scale of its theme.
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The struggle of a young priest who can neither submit to authority nor easily resist it is read not only as religious fiction but as a broader dilemma of the individual inside an institution. It is also seen as satirical and still worth rereading across time.
Book Information
- Publisher
- TBS The Book Service Ltd
- Published
- 1969-02-01
- Pages
- 240 pages
- Language
- 英語
- ISBN-13
- 9780207950469
- ISBN-10
- 0207950466
- Price
- 12341 JPY
- Category
- 洋書/Literature & Fiction/Literary
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Reviews
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The book cake exactly as expected re delivery and conditions and I liked the authenticity of its condition, added something to the Mystique
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Disappointed in the ending. Thought there would be a more thoughtful and meaning full ending.