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Description edit
This publication is the complete and unedited edition of Thomas Merton's autobiography. It tells of a life spent in devotion, and offers insights into the religious experience.
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Characters/People edit
- John Paul: Add a description of this character.
- Seymour
- William Blake
- Mark Van Doren
- Tom
- Bonnemaman
- Gethsemani
- Gibney
- Dan Walsh
- Maud
- Huxley
- Gilson
- D. H. Lawrence
- Mary
- Maritain
- Thomas Aquinas
- Murat
- Gerdy
- Philotheus
- Andrew
- Brother Hugh
- Baroness
- Dr. Mc Taggart
- Bramachari
- James Joyce
- Irenaeus
- Rice
- Peggy Wells
- Mrs. Pearce
- Hitler
- Mr. Richardson
Setting & Locations edit
- New York
- Harlem
- England
- Columbia
- France
- America
- Cambridge
- Oakham
- London
- Douglaston
- Rome
- St. Bonaventure
- Olean
- St. Antonin
- Long Island
- Europe
- Paris
- Providence
- Buffalo
- Kentucky
- Heaven
- India
- Chicago
- New Zealand
- Flushing
- Cuba
- Germany
- Bermuda
- Switzerland
- St. Bernard
- Canada
- Ealing
- St. Thomas
- Washington
- Guest House
- Cornell
- St. Francis
- Ithaca
- Long Beach
- South Field
- New Jersey
- St. Joseph
- Egypt
- Greenport
- Corpus Christi
- St. Augustine
- Pennsylvania
- Africa
- Zion Church
- Mexico
First Sentence edit
ON THE LAST DAY OF JANUARY 1915, UNDER THE SIGN OF the Water Bearer, in a year of great war, and down in the shadow of some French mountains on the borders of Spain, I came into the world.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 75 of 102 in National Review - 100 Best Non-fiction Books of the Century. (authoritative list)
Preceded by Bureaucracy, and followed by Balzac..
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1984
ISBN: 0395313244
Page Count: 690
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1984
ISBN: 0395313244
Page Count: 690
Awards edit
- Pulitzer Prize (Finalist, 1985: Biography)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 230
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