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Three Cheers For The Paraclete

By Tom Keneally
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Three Cheers For The Paraclete by Tom Keneally delves into the moral and spiritual dilemmas faced by a young and intellectual Catholic priest. The story explores his struggles with the doctrines of the Church and his attempts to reconcile them with his own beliefs. As he navigates the complexities of faith and duty, the novel paints a vivid picture of inner conflict and the quest for truth.
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Three Cheers For The Paraclete

From the moment he allows his young cousin and bride to spend the night in his room, Father Maitland causes raised eyebrows and dark mutterings amongst the brothers at St Peter's.

Winner of the 1968 Miles Franklin Award

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Winner of the 1968 Miles Franklin Award.

From the moment he allows his young cousin and bride to spend the night in his room, Father Maitland causes raised eyebrows and dark mutterings amongst the brothers at St Peter's. Time and again, his efforts to do the right thing for his fellow men lead him into conflict with his superiors and the immutable laws of the church—a conflict which ultimately threatens to destroy him both as a priest and as a man.

Thomas Keneally's darkly satirical novel, Three Cheers For The Paraclete, which won him his second successive Miles Franklin Award, resounds with intellect and humour.

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ISBN: 9781741667608

Publisher: Random House Australia

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 April 2008

Country: Australia

Imprint: Vintage (Australia)

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 22.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 234g

Pages: 284

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About the Author

Thomas Keneally won the Booker Prize in 1982 with Schindler's Ark, later made into the Academy Award-winning film Schindler's List by Steven Spielberg. His non-fiction, includes the memoir Searching for Schindler and Three Famines, an LA Times Book of the Year, and the histories The Commonwealth of Thieves, The Great Shame and American Scoundrel. His fiction, includes The Daughters of Mars, The Widow and Her Hero (shortlisted for the Prime Minister's Literary Award), An Angel in Australia and Bettany's Book. His novels The Chant of Jimmy Blacksmith, Gossip from the Forest, and Confederates were all shortlisted for the Booker Prize, while Bring Larks and Heroes and Three Cheers for the Paraclete won the Miles Franklin Award. The People's Train was longlisted for the Miles Franklin Award and shortlisted for the Commonwealth Writers Prize, South East Asia division.

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