Godric A Novel

Name: Godric A Novel
Availability: InStock
ISBN: 9780060611620

ISBN-10: 0060611626

ISBN-13: 9780060611620

Edition: Reprint

Authors: Frederick Buechner, F. Buechner

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Frederick Buechner's Godric "retells the life of Godric of Finchale, a twelfth-century English holy man whose projects late in life included that of purifying his moral ambition of pride...Sin, spiritual yearning, rebirth, fierce asceticism--these hagiographic staples aren't easy to revitalize but Frederick Buechner goes at the task with intelligent intensity and a fine readiness to invent what history doesn't supply. He contrives a style of speech for his narrator--Godric himself--that's brisk and tough-sinewed...He avoids metaphysical fiddle, embedding his narrative in domestic reality--familiar affection, responsibilities, disasters...All on his own, Mr. Buechner has managed to reinvent…

Book details

List price: $16.99
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 12/22/1999
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 192
Size: 5.31" wide x 8.00" long x 0.44" tall
Weight: 0.506
Language: English

Frederick Buechner, author of more than thirty works of fiction and nonfiction, is an ordained Presbyterian minister. He has been a finalist for both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award and was honored by the American Academy of Arts and Letters. His most recent work is Beyond Words: Daily Readings in the ABC’s of Faith .