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Morris West

26 April 1916 - 9 October 1999

Morris Langlo West AO was an Australian novelist and playwright, best known for his novels The Devil's Advocate (1959), The Shoes of the Fisherman (1963) and The Clowns of God (1981). His books were published in 27 languages and sold more than 60 million copies worldwide. Each new book he wrote after he became an established writer sold more than one million copies.

West's works were often focused on international politics and the role of the Roman Catholic Church in international affairs. One of his best known works, The Shoes of the Fisherman (1963), described the election and career of a Slav as Pope, 15 years before the historic election of Karol Wojtyła as Pope John Paul II. The sequel, The Clowns of God, described a successor Pope, who resigned the papacy to live in seclusion.

West was awarded the 1959 James Tait Black Memorial Prize for The Devil's Advocate. In the early 1960s, he helped found the Australian Society of Authors. He presented the 1986 Playford Lecture. In 1993, West announced that he had written his last book and a formal valedictory dinner was held in his honour. However, he found he could not retire as he had planned and wrote a further three novels and two non-fiction books. West died while working at his desk on the final chapters of his novel The Last Confession, about the trials and imprisonment of Giordano Bruno who was burned at the stake for heresy in 1600. - wikipedia

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  • Cover of: The devil's advocate.

    First published in 1959 19 editions in 2 languages — 6 previewable Cover of edition devilsadvocate00west Cover of edition devilsadvocatese00west Cover of edition devilsadvocate0000west_b1k9 Cover of edition elabogadodeldiab0000west_v0w7 Cover of edition devilsadvocate0000west
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  • Cover of: The shoes of the Fisherman

    First published in 1963 18 editions in 1 language — 5 previewable Cover of edition shoesoffisherman0000west_i4w5 Cover of edition shoesoffisherman00westrich Cover of edition shoesoffisherma00west Cover of edition shoesoffisherman0000west
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  • Cover of: Proteus

    First published in 1979 17 editions in 3 languages — 3 previewable Cover of edition proteus00west Cover of edition proteusnovel00west
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  • Cover of: Masterclass

    First published in 1980 13 editions in 4 languages — 3 previewable Cover of edition masterclass0000west_s0f9 Cover of edition masterclass0000west
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  • Cover of: Daughter of silence.

    First published in 1961 12 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition daughterofsilenc0000west
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  • Cover of: Harlequin

    First published in 1974 11 editions in 3 languages — 3 previewable Cover of edition harlequin0000west Cover of edition harlequinnovel00west
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  • Cover of: The Salamander

    First published in 1973 11 editions in 2 languages — 3 previewable Cover of edition salamander00westrich Cover of edition salamander0000west
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  • Cover of: Lazarus

    First published in 1990 10 editions in 2 languages — 7 previewable Cover of edition lazarus0000west_v2g3 Cover of edition lazarus00west Cover of edition lazarus0000west Cover of edition lazaruswest00west Cover of edition lazaruswestmor00west Cover of edition lazareroman0000west
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  • Cover of: The clowns of God

    First published in 1981 10 editions in 3 languages — 3 previewable Cover of edition clownsofgodnovel00west Cover of edition clownsofgod00west
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  • Cover of: Summer of the red wolf

    First published in 1971 9 editions in 3 languages — 2 previewable Cover of edition summerofredwolfn00west
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  • Cover of: The navigator

    First published in 1976 9 editions in 3 languages — 2 previewable Cover of edition navigator00west
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  • Cover of: Kundu

    First published in 1957 9 editions in 3 languages
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  • Cover of: The lovers

    First published in 1993 8 editions in 2 languages — 4 previewable Cover of edition lovers0000west_e6h4 Cover of edition lovers0000west Cover of edition loverswest00west
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  • Cover of: Cassidy

    First published in 1986 6 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition cassidyw00west Cover of edition cassidyw00west
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  • Cover of: The big story

    First published in 1957 6 editions in 2 languages — 3 previewable Cover of edition bigstory0000west_u1k7 Cover of edition bigstory0000west
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  • Cover of: The world is made of glass: a novel

    First published in 1983 5 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The Tower of Babel: a novel

    First published in 1968 5 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition towerofbabel00west
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  • Cover of: The heretic: a play in three acts

    First published in 1969 5 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition hereticplayinthr0000west
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  • Cover of: The last confession

    First published in 2000 5 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition lastconfession0000west_o7b5
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  • Cover of: The Ringmaster

    First published in 1991 5 editions in 2 languages — 1 previewable
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Subjects
Fiction, Fiction, general, Fiction in English, Large type books, Catholic Church, Catholics, Clergy, Popes, Fiction, religious, Italy, fiction, Canonization, Catholic church, clergy, fiction, Ficción, World War, 1939-1945, Charities, Child welfare, English fiction, Fiction, mystery & detective, general, Fiction, psychological, Man-woman relationships, Manic-depressive persons, NOVELAS AUSTRALIANAS, Political fiction, Rome (italy), fiction, Terrorism
Places
Italy, Naples, Italia, Naples (Italy), Vatican City, Rome (Italy), Australia, Calabria (Italy), California, Católicos, Clero, Middle East, Roma (Italia), United States, Vaticano(Ciudad)
People
C. G. Jung (1875-1961), Father Blaise Meredith, Gacomo Nerone, Giordano Bruno (1548-1600), John Spada, Morris L. West (1916-), The Pope
Time
20th century, 1945-1976, The 60's, probably., s. XX

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  • Michael East
  • Julian Morris

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