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Violence
Some
A man is executed; some violence in pursuit; the brutality of the revolutionary government
Language
Barely any
Period-appropriate literary prose; no profanity
Sexual Content
Barely any
An illegitimate child exists as evidence of a past sexual relationship; no content
Substance Use
A lot
The priest's alcoholism is central to his character and theology; drinking is frequent and purposeful
Emotional Intensity
A lot
Existential confrontation with failure, mortality, and the meaning of faith under impossible conditions
What this book is about
A 'whisky priest'—alcoholic, morally compromised, the father of an illegitimate child—is the last Catholic priest in a Mexican state that has outlawed religion and is hunting him down. Graham Greene's masterpiece of Catholic literature is a study in grace, failure, and the paradox of a man who is simultaneously the worst possible representative of his faith and its embodiment.
Notes for sensitive readers
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Heavy alcoholism as a character trait and theological condition
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