A Vow of Conversation - by Thomas Merton (Paperback)

Name: A Vow of Conversation - by Thomas Merton (Paperback)
Brand: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
SKU: 92519541
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The journal kept by Merton during 1964 and 1965, containing his daily meditations during the crucial and difficult period in which the permission he had awaited so long -- to live alone in his hermitage -- was finally given.
About the Author: Thomas Merton, a Trappist monk, is perhaps the foremost spiritual of the twentieth century.
224 Pages
Biography + Autobiography, Religious

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The journal kept by Merton during 1964 and 1965, containing his daily meditations during the crucial and difficult period in which the permission he had awaited so long -- to live alone in his hermitage -- was finally given. These pages reveal his reflections as a hermit on the joys and dangers of a life of solitude in the woods.

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"A very personal piece of writing blending 'heavenliness and anguish, ' wherein unfolds its special appeal." --Library Journal

About the Author

Thomas Merton, a Trappist monk, is perhaps the foremost spiritual of the twentieth century. His diaries, social commentary, and spiritual writings continue to be widely read thirty years after his untimely death in 1968.

Dimensions (Overall): 8.55 Inches (H) x 5.55 Inches (W) x .58 Inches (D)

Weight: .71 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Sub-Genre: Religious

Genre: Biography + Autobiography

Number of Pages: 224

Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Format: Paperback

Author: Thomas Merton

Language: English

Street Date: December 1, 1999

TCIN: 92519541

UPC: 9780374526481

Item Number (DPCI): 247-07-7745

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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Estimated ship dimensions: 0.58 inches length x 5.55 inches width x 8.55 inches height

Estimated ship weight: 0.71 pounds

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