Nun

Author : Jane Christmas
Publisher : Greystone Books
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2013-08-19
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781553658009

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And Then There Were Nuns by Jane Christmas Pdf

“The best kind of memoir, revealing, refreshing, and reflective enough to make readers turn many of the questions on themselves.” —Booklist (starred review) With humor and opinions aplenty, a woman embarks on an unconventional quest to see if she is meant to be a nun. Just as Jane Christmas decides to enter a convent in mid-life to find out whether she is “nun material,” her long-term partner Colin, suddenly springs a marriage proposal on her. Determined not to let her monastic dreams be sidelined, Christmas puts her engagement on hold and embarks on an extraordinary year-long adventure to four convents—one in Canada and three in the UK. In these communities of cloistered nuns and monks, she shares—and at times chafes and rails against—the silent, simple existence she has sought all of her life. Christmas takes this spiritual quest seriously, but her story is full of the candid insights, humorous social faux pas, profane outbursts, and epiphanies that make her books so relatable and popular. And Then There Were Nuns offers a seldom-seen look inside modern cloistered life, and it is sure to ruffle more than a few starched collars among the ecclesiastical set. “A lovely, heartfelt tale. Get thee to a bookstore and buy it.” —A. J. Jacobs, New York Times bestselling author of The Year of Living Biblically “In fluid and often playful prose, she introduces women and men (she spent a week at a monastery on the Isle of Wight) who have devoted their lives to prayer, including a skydiving 90-year-old nun.” —Maclean’s

Author : César Aira
Publisher : New Directions Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2007-02-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780811219822

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How I Became a Nun by César Aira Pdf

"A good story and first-rate social science."—New York Times Book Review. A sinisterly funny modern-day Through the Looking Glass that begins with cyanide poisoning and ends in strawberry ice cream. The idea of the Native American living in perfect harmony with nature is one of the most cherished contemporary myths. But how truthful is this larger-than-life image? According to anthropologist Shepard Krech, the first humans in North America demonstrated all of the intelligence, self-interest, flexibility, and ability to make mistakes of human beings anywhere. As Nicholas Lemann put it in The New Yorker, "Krech is more than just a conventional-wisdom overturner; he has a serious larger point to make. . . . Concepts like ecology, waste, preservation, and even the natural (as distinct from human) world are entirely anachronistic when applied to Indians in the days before the European settlement of North America." "Offers a more complex portrait of Native American peoples, one that rejects mythologies, even those that both European and Native Americans might wish to embrace."—Washington Post "My story, the story of 'how I became a nun,' began very early in my life; I had just turned six. The beginning is marked by a vivid memory, which I can reconstruct down to the last detail. Before, there is nothing, and after, everything is an extension of the same vivid memory, continuous and unbroken, including the intervals of sleep, up to the point where I took the veil ." So starts Cesar Aira's astounding "autobiographical" novel. Intense and perfect, this invented narrative of childhood experience bristles with dramatic humor at each stage of growing up: a first ice cream, school, reading, games, friendship. The novel begins in Aira's hometown, Coronel Pringles. As self-awareness grows, the story rushes forward in a torrent of anecdotes which transform a world of uneventful happiness into something else: the anecdote becomes adventure, and adventure, fable, and then legend. Between memory and oblivion, reality and fiction, Cesar Aira's How I Became a Nun retains childhood's main treasures: the reality of fable and the delirium of invention. A few days after his fiftieth birthday, Aira noticed the thin rim of the moon, visible despite the rising sun. When his wife explained the phenomenon to him he was shocked that for fifty years he had known nothing about "something so obvious, so visible." This epiphany led him to write How I Became a Nun. With a subtle and melancholic sense of humor he reflects on his failures, on the meaning of life and the importance of literature.

Author : Pauline Hurtt
Publisher : LifeRich Publishing
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2020-04-02
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781489727978

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A Catholic Nun’s Story by Pauline Hurtt Pdf

The story presents the sequence of events that leads to sexual abuse of the author. It is an autobiographical account of Pauline’s childhood, entrance to the convent, and her profession of vows. She describes her teaching experiences and the effects of the abuse.

Author : Tom Mathews
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 137 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2012-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781479708352

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Devadasi, ''a Nun's Story'' by Tom Mathews Pdf

"The author wonderfully captures the powerful emotions and human condition of each character. The book is filled with interesting episodes and incidents and it is a fascinating journey for the reader. Well-crafted plot..."

Author : Beth Warren
Publisher : WestBow Press
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2021-05-12
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781664226791

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Another Nun’s Story by Beth Warren Pdf

In 1947, author Beth Warren, entered the convent because she believed God called her to a special life of service for His people. She had a passionate love for nuns who combined their religious lives with outgoing compassion for others. Warren wanted to be just like them. She dreamed that answering her Call to religious life would help make the world a better place. During the sixties, Pope John XXIII asked nuns to look outside their convent walls to see where they were most needed. Warren was drawn to working with disadvantaged people, but she was told she was a teacher, not a social worker. She realized that to serve God’s deprived people and live among them, she would need to leave her religious Community. In Another Nun’s Story, Warren chronicles her joys and difficulties during her religious life from the 1940s to the 1980s. She discusses how being a rebel nun led her to break her vows and left her with unraveled feelings and some guilt. But she came to understand she was saying goodbye to an impossible dream so she could pursue one that was possible for her.

Author : Geoffrey Chaucer
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 113 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2016-08-25
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781316615669

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The Nun's Priest's Prologue and Tale by Geoffrey Chaucer Pdf

The classic respected series in a stunning new design. This edition of The Nun's Priest's Prologue and Tale from the highly-respected Selected Tales series includes the full, complete text in the original Middle English, along with an in-depth introduction by Maurice Hussey, detailed notes and a comprehensive glossary.

Author : Elizabeth Helme
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1819
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:600075933

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St. Margaret's cave: or, The nun's story by Elizabeth Helme Pdf

Author : Graciela S. Daichman
Publisher : Syracuse University Press
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1986-11-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0815623798

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Wayward Nuns in Medieval Literature by Graciela S. Daichman Pdf

Originally presented as the author's thesis (Ph. D.--Rice).

Author : Simonetta Agnello Hornby
Publisher : Europa Editions
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2011-12-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781609459109

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The Nun by Simonetta Agnello Hornby Pdf

Winner of the Italian PEN Prize: A tale of illicit love and a girl forced into a convent in the early nineteenth century. 1839, Messina, Italy: Agata is the daughter of an aristocrat, albeit an impoverished one, and she has fallen in love with wealthy Giacomo Lepre. Their families, however, view their romance as unacceptable and tawdry—and when Agata’s father dies, her mother decides to ferry her daughter far away, to Naples, where she hopes to garner a stipend from the king. The only boat leaving Messina that day is captained by young Englishman James Garson. Following a tempestuous passage to Naples, during which Agata confesses her troubles to James, Agata and her mother find themselves rebuffed by the king, and Agata is forced to join a convent. The Benedictine monastery of San Giorgio Stilita is rife with rancor and jealousy, illicit passions and ancient feuds. But Agata remains aloof, devoting herself to the cultivation of medicinal herbs, calmed by the steady rhythms of monastic life. She reads all the books James sends her and follows the news of the various factions struggling to bring unity to Italy. She has accepted her life as a nun, but she is divided between her yearnings for purity and religiosity and her desire to be part of the world. And she is increasingly torn when she realizes that her feelings for James, though he is only a distant presence in her life, have eclipsed those for Lepre . . . “Hornby enriches her story with sensuous details of food, fashion, furnishings, and the rules of an extravagant society, savoring local color and personality quirks.” —Publishers Weekly “An historical novel, a coming-of-age novel, a perfect portrait of family dynamics, The Nun also gives us, in Agata, an unforgettable heroine.” —Gazzetta di Mantova

Author : Denis Diderot
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1069341357

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La Religieuse by Denis Diderot Pdf

Author : Michael Alan Nelson
Publisher : Boom! Studios
Page : 115 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2014-08-20
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 9781613981191

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Malignant Man by Michael Alan Nelson Pdf

What doesn't kill you makes you stronger! Alan Gates, a cancer patient with a terminal diagnosis, is resigned to his fate...until he discovers that his tumor is actually a mysterious parasite! Granted a second lease on life and incredible, otherworldly powers, Alan must fight against an evil army buried beneath society's skin, all the while unlocking the secrets of his forgotten past. From the dark & twisted mind of James Wan, the creator and director of SAW, MALIGNANT MAN is a sci-fi thriller that can't be missed! Co-written by fan-favorite writer Michael Alan Nelson (28 DAYS LATER, DINGO) and illustrated by rising star artist Piotr Kowalski, with a cover by industry legend Trevor Hairsine!

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1106 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : Aids to navigation
ISBN : OSU:32435062869607

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Light List by Anonim Pdf

Author : Susan Heyboer O'Keefe
Publisher : Paulist Press
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0809166984

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What Does a Priest Do? by Susan Heyboer O'Keefe Pdf

This charming two-in-one book lets children know that priests and nuns are just ordinary people. The simple text is complemented by warm and humorous illustrations by an award-winning artist. For children in prekindergarten up to age seven.

Author : Mary Gilligan Wong
Publisher : HarperCollins Publishers
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : WISC:89072951189

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Nun by Mary Gilligan Wong Pdf

Author : Daniel Kennedy
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2016-10-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1773023209

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The Flying Nun by Daniel Kennedy Pdf

An unruly and stubborn helicopter pilot takes on a mercenary contract flying medical/famine relief aid and armed protection for the UN and a demanding Irish Nun in war-torn East Africa. What could possibly go wrong? An awkward and humorous tale of unrequited love.