The volume approaches Greeleys novels by comparing him to the 19th-century French writer Honoré de Balzac. A prolific and popular author, Balzac recorded his milieu in tremendous detail, created a fictional universe peopled by hundreds of characters,...
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The volume approaches Greeleys novels by comparing him to the 19th-century French writer Honoré de Balzac. A prolific and popular author, Balzac recorded his milieu in tremendous detail, created a fictional universe peopled by hundreds of characters, and explored the role of Catholicism in his world. Because of his training as a sociologist, Greeley brings to his novels a thorough knowledge of popular culture and social theory. And because of his experience as a Roman Catholic priest, he has gained special knowledge of vice, virtue, and the workings of the Church. Like Balzac-now a major canon
Includes bibliographical references (p. [183]-185) and index
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Contents; Foreword; 1. Introduction; 2. The Quest for the Holy Grail; 3. Rumors of Angels; 4. The Passover Trilogy; 5. Time between the Stars; 6. God Game and the Angel Trilogy; 7. White Smoke; 8. Star Bright! and Other Short Fiction; 9. The O'Malley Saga; 10. L'Envoi; Selected Bibliography; Index
