Some people go to priests; others to poetry; I to my friends. - Virginia Woolf
TODAY'S BOOK:
The Seville Communion by Arturo Pérez Reverte
I thought this note on this book by Spanish TV-journalist turned novelist Pérez-Reverte would be a good choice for a Sunday, since its story concerns issues of Roman Catholic Church tradition and personal battles of faith and conscience.
I enjoyed this book, for which Pérez-Reverte won the Jean Monnet Prize for European Literature. He is a good story teller and creates some very well-drawn characters: from priests who have lost their faith, Spanish aristocrats, ambitious businessmen, a mysterious computer hacker, a seductive Andalusian beauty, an old priest with an interest in astronomy and cynical members of the upper echelons of the church in Rome to smaller characters such as a once famous flamenco dancer and a bullfighter-turned-boxer-turned-small-time crook and a greasy tabloid reporter. There are suspicious deaths, much inner conflict endured by many of the main characters - and tales of tragic romances. All the ingredients therefore, for a good read: an interesting story that also makes you think written in the unpretentious style of a seasoned journalist.
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