An edition of The Sparrow (1996)

The Sparrow

A Novel

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An edition of The Sparrow (1996)

The Sparrow

A Novel

1st ed edition

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  • ★★★ ★ 3.9 (27 ratings) ·
  • 103 Want to read
  • 1 Currently reading
  • 32 Have read

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.

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Publisher
Villard
Language
English
Pages
408

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Fiction, Historical Fiction, Jesuits, Life on other planets, Literature, Romance, Twenty-first century, Fiction, science fiction, general, Fiction, religious, LGBTQ gender identity, LGBTQ science fiction & fantasy, collection:otherwise_tiptree_award=winner, Science fiction

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November 1, 1997, Black Swan
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The Sparrow: A Novel
September 9, 1996, Villard
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Library of Congress
PS3568.U76678 S63 1996

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Format
Hardcover
Number of pages
408
Dimensions
10 x 6.8 x 1.5 inches
Weight
1.5 pounds

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL7699292M
Internet Archive
sparrow0000russ
ISBN 10
0679451501
ISBN 13
9780679451501
LCCN
96011180
OCLC/WorldCat
34281380
Library Thing
28159
Goodreads
896841

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The Sparrow is a novel about a remarkable man, a living saint, a life-long celibate and Jesuit priest, who undergoes an experience so harrowing and profound that it makes him question the existence of God. This experience--the first contact between human beings and intelligent extraterrestrial life--begins with a small mistake and ends in a horrible catastrophe.

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