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The Power and the Glory is a 1940 novel by British author Graham Greene. The title is an allusion to the doxology often recited at the end of the Lord's Prayer: "For thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory, forever and ever, amen."
3.98. 40,040 ratings2,924 reviews. In a poor, remote section of southern Mexico, the paramilitary group, the Red Shirts have taken control. God has been outlawed, and the priests have been systematically hunted down and killed. Now, the last priest is on the run.
Learn everything about Graham Greene's novel The Power and the Glory, set in anti-clerical Mexico. Find plot summary, analysis, themes, quotes, characters, symbols, and more.
A novel by Graham Greene about a priest on the run from the police in a state where religion is outlawed. Follow his journey, his encounters, and his fate in this comprehensive summary and analysis.
Learn about Graham Greene's novel The Power and the Glory, set in 1930s Mexico during anti-Catholic persecution. Find plot summary, analysis, quotes, and study tools for this classic work of literature.
A novel by Graham Greene about a whisky priest who flees from the Red Shirts, a political party that has outlawed Catholicism in Mexico. The priest faces persecution, betrayal, and death as he tries to keep his faith alive.
The Power and the Glory. Graham Greene. Penguin, 2003 - Fiction - 221 pages. "Graham Greene's masterpiece" — John Updike) In a poor, remote section of Southern Mexico, the paramilitary group, the...
