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Moore Brian pdf epub mobi txt 电子书 下载 2024
From one of the most distinguished living
authors a taut, vivid novel notable for its
thrilling plot. its unwavering suspense,and
its moral subtlety.
ln an unnamed Eastern European
countrv--Poland, perhaps?-a prince of
the church. Cardinal Stephan Bem,has
maintained a perilous balance for several
years between the exigencies of a secular
totalitarian regime and a fanatical
minority on the far right among his own
church leaders. Then one summer night an
unsuccessful attempt is made upon his life,
Whv? Hours later, against his will. he is
spirited away by the security police to a
" safe" hiding place, cut off from the worhl.
He has become their prisoner. Why? At the
first unguarded moment he chooses to th e.
The cardinal goes underground. During
the next few days andnights, disguised and
unshaven, a fugitive from respectability, he
Inoves anlong the people from whom he
had been so much removed in his official
position, drawing closer to the ever more
urgent question:why?
In its answer lies the fale o1 Cardinal
Bem. a good man born into dark limes.
exceptional in the dangerous circum-
stances of his life, recognizable and univer-
sal in his all-too-human stumbling to yard
the light.
For sheer readability. excitement, and
shock, this novel by the author of COld
Heaven and Black Robe must rank as one of
his best.
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Moore Brian pdf epub mobi txt 电子书 下载 2024