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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." It was initially published in the United States under the title The Labyrinthine Ways .
- Graham Greene
- 1940
Graham Greene: The Power and the Glory (US: The Labyrinthine Ways) Many people consider this to be Greene’s finest work, not least because it may be his most serious. However, novels that set out to justify religion, that, as Greene himself admitted, are written to a thesis, rarely work.
The Power and the Glory by Graham Greene is a novel set in the 1930s in Mexico during a time of anti-Catholic persecution. The story follows a character known only as the “whisky priest,” who is the last remaining Catholic clergyman in the region.
Aug 16, 1990 · The Passion of Graham Greene. The Power and the Glory, first published fifty years ago in a modest English edition of 3,500 copies, is generally agreed to be Graham Greene’s masterpiece, the book of his held highest in popular as well as critical esteem.
The title is an allusion to the doxology often added to the end of the Lord's Prayer: "For thine is the kingdom, (and) the power, and the glory, now and forever (or forever and ever), amen." This novel has also been published in the US under the name The Labyrinthine Ways.
The Power and the Glory is one of his best novels. Although first published in 1940 (as The Labyrinthine Ways ), it still finds a ready market and is widely discussed.
"The Power and the Glory" is a 1940 novel by the British author Graham Greene. Originally published in the US under the title, "The Labyrinthine Ways," the novel received the Hawthronden Prize in 1941 and was added to Time magazine's list of The Hundred Best English-Language Novels since 1923.
