Author: Alexander Trocchi
Publisher: Alma Books
ISBN: 0714549533
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 51
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Above a disused bar, in a dilapidated Parisian hotel that houses an assortment of indigent, marginalized lost souls, one of the inhabitants, a mysterious, reclusive holy man, is the subject of much speculation from some of his fellow occupants and respectful reverence from others. As the tale unfolds, the dynamics of this precarious microcosm are laid bare, in a powerful portrayal of those society has forgotten.Written when the author of Cain's Book was at the height of his creative powers and enjoying an increasing reputation in avant-garde literary circles, 'The Holy Man' is here presented with 'A Being of Distances', 'Peter Pierce' and 'A Meeting', stories which similarly tackle themes of loneliness and disenfranchisement.
Author: Alexander Trocchi
Publisher: Calder Publications
ISBN: 9780714548470
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 128
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Above a disused bar, in a dilapidated Parisian hotel that houses an assortment of indigent, marginalized lost souls, one of the inhabitants, a mysterious, reclusive holy man, is the subject of much speculation from some of his fellow occupants and respectful reverence from others. As the tale unfolds, the dynamics of this precarious microcosm are laid bare, in a powerful portrayal of those society has forgotten. Written when the author of Cain's Book was at the height of his creative powers and enjoying an increasing reputation in avant-garde literary circles, 'The Holy Man' is here presented with 'A Being of Distances', 'Peter Pierce' and 'A Meeting', stories which similarly tackle themes of loneliness and disenfranchisement.
Author: Susan Trott
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1573225320
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 193
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They came from far and wide to see the Holy Man, to find new direction in their lives. They walked away freed from everyday anxiety and forever changed by simple words of wisdom so powerful, yet so universal, that their stories are an inspiration to us all. The Holy Man, an acclaimed national bestseller and beautiful piece of inspirational fiction, is a warm and witty collection of modern fables reflecting on the human search for happiness.
Author: Susan Trott
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781494487737
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 132
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In a hermitage at the top of a mountain lives the holy man. Every summer a long line of pilgrims queues at the hermitage entrance and each pilgrim is hoping for words of wisdom from the holy man that will heal their lives. There is the impatient woman who learns peace, the jealous man who learns trust, the famous man who learns humility and the guilty mercenary who finds a mission. In each of the many characters we can see mirrored something of ourselves. Some learn their lessons from other pilgrims, some from the holy man himself; others find answers from the experience of being on the mountain. These stories unravel the knots of everyday anxieties with profound ease, humor, wisdom, and elegance. Perhaps the most winning feature of this book is that we are all in here, somewhere, with our wounded egos, insecurities, bad tempers, impatience and ambitiousness. The Holy man shows us the good we already have in us but cannot see.
Author: Gillian Crow
Publisher: Darton Longman and Todd
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 298
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Metropolitan Anthony of Sourozh was one of the most respected churchmen, spiritual writers and broadcasters of the last few decades. His books have become classics, and as leader of the Russian Orthodox Church in Britain he was one of the most prominent Orthodox personalities on the world stage. But who was Metropolitan Anthony, the inner man behind the public preacher and pastor? How did his life story and personality mould his Christianity? How did his work - as monk, doctor, bishop and, almost to the end, parish priest and spiritual father - affect his ministry and other writings?In this, the first comprehensive examination of Metropolitan Anthony’s life and work, Gillian Crow presents a compelling portrait of a complex human being: both a charismatic, warm person, aglow with the joy of his faith, and also someone who fought hard with inner demons of shyness, insecurity and at times depression.This sympathetic yet honest portrayal will be essential reading for all those who have been touched by Metropolitan Anthony’s own writing and who wish to find out more about his
Author: Michael F. Steltenkamp
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN: 9780806129884
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 244
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Portrays the Sioux spiritual leader as a victim of Western subjugation.
Author: Susan Trott
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781493593330
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 140
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The Holy Man's Journey picks up the story of the beloved wise man featured in The Holy Man book. Joe has recognized Anna as his successor. She and her troublesome husband, Errol, and their two children, are staying at the hermitage. Joe decides he must take Anna on a trip to visit his former teacher, Chen, at his Universe-city, but his health is failing and Anna is concerned that the trip will be too much for him. As it turns out, Joe knows exactly what he's doing. He uses the journey as a learning experience for Anna and as a spiritual cure for his corrupted mentor. It is a journey which brings enlightenment to Ann and to Chen -- in different ways. Intimate and revealing, this is a tale of friendship and love that shows the human side of the holy man while never ceasing to instruct and enlighten the reader.
Author: Chaucer Malone
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1434356671
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 728
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Miguk, the Holy Man, retires on the small Pacific island of Nevahachi. People are amused when he rails against (unwanted) Western encroachments and the (haphazard) industrialization of the island. Yet when he trades his life for a hostage (the woman he loves), during an aborted robbery, and then induces his captor to give himself up, the island begins to believe he is somehow graced. He later saves the people from a curse that has hung over the island for many years. He appears even to cure a woman of her illness. His untimely death is turned into a miracle. His hand appears to rise in benediction, as if blessing the island - and an industrial project that he once opposed.
Author: Dominick Ricca
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1477143580
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 466
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Author: Averil Cameron
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1000878740
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 237
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Averil Cameron is one of the leading historians of late antiquity and Byzantium. This collection (Cameron’s third in the Variorum series) discusses the changing approach among historians of the later Roman empire from the 1960s to the present and the articles reproduced have been chosen to reflect both these wider changes in treatments of the subject as well as Cameron’s own development as a historian over many decades. It provides a revealing and important survey of some profound historiographical changes. Her volume contains fundamental papers and reviews that tell a story in which she has played a leading part. They move from her early days as an ancient historian to her important contribution in the establishment of the field of late antiquity and point to her later work as a Byzantinist, a trajectory rivalled by few other scholars. The book will be important for scholars and students of the later Roman empire and late antiquity, and for anyone interested in the inheritance of Edward Gibbon, the perennial questions about the end of the Roman empire and its supposed decline, or the emergence of Islam in the early seventh century and its relation to the late antique world. (CS 1113).
