Description: THE SPARROW - Mary Doria Russell (1996, Hardcover, 1st Ed., 1st Print w/ misprints, see photos and condition description) The Sparrow, an astonishing literary debut, takes you on a journey to a distant planet and to the center of the human soul. It is the story of a charismatic Jesuit priest and linguist, Emilio Sandoz, who leads a twenty-first-century scientific mission to a newly discovered extraterrestrial culture. Sandoz and his companions are prepared to endure isolation, hardship and death, but nothing can prepare them for the civilization they encounter, or for the tragic misunderstanding that brings the mission to a catastrophic end. Once considered a living saint, Sandoz returns alone to Earth physically and spiritually maimed, the mission's sole survivor--only to be accused of heinous crimes and blamed for the mission's failure. In clean, effortless prose and with captivating flashes of wit, Russell creates memorable characters who navigate a world of exciting ideas and disturbing moral issues without ever losing their humanity or humor. Both heartbreaking and triumphant, and rich in literary pleasures great and small, The Sparrow is a powerful and haunting book. It is a magical novel, as literate as The Name of the Rose, as farsighted as The Handmaid's Tale and as readable as The Thorn Birds. FREE MEDIA MAIL SHIPPING TO DOMESTIC ADDRESSES! PRIORITY MAIL available for speedy delivery! International buyers may use eBay's International Shipping Program. And see my other books for sale here!
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Type: Novel
Narrative Type: Fiction
Features: Dust Jacket
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Book Title: Sparrow
Number of Pages: 416 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Publication Year: 1996
Topic: Religious, General, Science Fiction / General
Genre: Fiction
Item Weight: 23.9 Oz
Item Length: 9.8 in
Author: Mary Doria Russell
Item Width: 6.7 in
Format: Hardcover
