"Catholics"
| Title | "Catholics" |
| Year for Search | 1972 |
| Authors | Moore, Brian(1921-99) |
| Secondary Title | New American Review |
| Volume / Edition | 15 |
| Pagination | 11-72 |
| Date Published | 1972 |
| Keywords | Canadian author, Male author, Northern Ireland author, US author |
| Annotation | A dystopian future is implied in which ecumenical Catholicism is contrasted with a traditionalist monastery. The focus of the novel is on the suppression of the practices of the monastery, on the Isle of Muck, off the Irish Coast. |
| Additional Publishers | Rpt. as Catholics. Toronto, ON, Canada: McClelland and Stewart. U.K. ed. London: Jonathan Cape, 1972. Rpt. London: Flamingo, 1996. U.S. ed. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1973. |
| Info Notes | A 1973 film based on the novel, written by Moore, and directed by Jack Gold was shown as part of Independent Television’s Saturday Night Theatre, Season 6, Episode 9. |
| Holding Institutions | Can, MnU, MoU-K |
| Author Note | The author (1921-99) was born in Northern Ireland, held Canadian citizenship, and lived in the United States from 1959 until his death. |
| Full Text | 1972 Moore, Brian (1921-99). “Catholics.” New American Review 15 (1972): 11-72. Rpt. as Catholics. Toronto, ON, Canada: McClelland and Stewart. U.K. ed. London: Jonathan Cape, 1972. Rpt. London: Flamingo, 1996. U.S. ed. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1973. A 1973 film based on the novel, written by Moore, and directed by Jack Gold was shown as part of Independent Television’s Saturday Night Theatre, Season 6, Episode 9. Can, MnU, MoU-K A dystopian future is implied in which ecumenical Catholicism is contrasted with a traditionalist monastery. The focus of the novel is on the suppression of the practices of the monastery, on the Isle of Muck, off the Irish Coast. The author was born in Northern Ireland, held Canadian citizenship, and lived in the United States from 1959 until his death. |
