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Mariette in Ecstasy is a 1991 novel written by Ron Hansen. it is set in a convent in New York in 1906. It is defined as a "wonderful and strange novel" and it is "beautifully described".
Jan 1, 1992 · Hardly the makings of a page-turner, yet Ron Hansen's Mariette in Ecstasy is a gripping, even life-changing book. For the Sisters of the Crucifixion, each day is a ceaseless round of work, study, and prayer--one hardly separate from the other.
Jan 1, 2001 · Mariette in Ecstasy is the story of a young woman that is so devoted and God-fearing that she wants desires needs to become a nun, but alleged visions of Jesus and miracles of his favours split the convent in two: the nuns who believe and those that want her out.
Nov 22, 2016 · Mariette in Ecstasy is a prose-poetic novel about a young girl who joins a convent and experiences the stigmata of Christ. The novel explores the intersection of the sacred and the sexual, the pious and the secular, in a style that combines material specificity and ambiguous emotion.
Oct 13, 2009 · Mariette in Ecstasy Kindle Edition. by Ron Hansen (Author) Format: Kindle Edition. 4.2 276 ratings. See all formats and editions. The highly acclaimed and provocatively rendered story of a young postulant's claim to divine possession and religious ecstasy. Print length. 194 pages. Language. English. Sticky notes. On Kindle Scribe. Publisher.
Sep 23, 2009 · Mariette in ecstasy. by. Hansen, Ron, 1947-. Publication date. 1991. Topics. Young women, Nuns. Publisher. New York, NY : E. Burlingame Books.
Mariette in Ecstasy. Ron Hansen. E. Burlingame Books, 1991 - New York (State) - 179 pages. A stunning immersion into the harrowing mysteries beneath the placid daily life of an American convent,...
