- Fiction, Historical Fiction, Jesuits, Life on other planets
The Sparrow is a novel about a remarkable man, a living saint, a life-long celibate and Jesuit priest, who undergoes an experience so harrowing and profound that it makes him question the existence of God. This experience--the first contact between human beings and intelligent extraterrestrial life--begins with a small mistake and ends in a horrible catastrophe.
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Grave, earnest, overwhelming and contemplative.
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- earnestironic
- cooloverwhelming
- contemplativerelentless
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About the book
- Author
- Mary Doria Russell
- First published
- September 1, 1997
- Pages
- 428
- Publisher
- Brilliance Audio on MP3-CD, Brilliance Audio, Transworld Publishers Limited
- Editions
- 19
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9781501247064
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