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Morris Langlo West (1916-1999) was an author. West is best known for his series of novels set within Vatican City.

Life[]

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From "About the Author" sections[]

Before becoming a novelist, MORRIS WEST had several careers, among them twelve years as a monk. He has written over twenty novels, including The Devil's Advocate, Daughter of Silence, The Ambassador, The Tower of Babel, and The World Is Made of Glass. His work has been published in twenty-seven languages. Morris West has worked and traveled all over the world, and now lives in Australia, where he was born. - from the first edition of Lazarus MORRIS WEST has written twenty-five novels and several books of nonfiction, many of which - including The Shoes of the Fisherman, The Clowns of God, and The Devil's Advocate - have become international bestsellers. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and a recipient of the Dag Hammarskjold Prize for "actions in the cause of peace and international brotherhood." He lives in Avalon, New South Wales, Australia. - from the first edition of Eminence

Writing style[]

West frequently writes about international politics and the changing role of the Vatican in the modern world. A common theme within his novels is the dilemma of using violence against evil forces. A notable example of this is Proteus.

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Notable works[]

Nonfiction[]

  • Children of the Sun
  • Scandal in the Assembly (with Robert Francis)
  • A View from the Ridge
  • Images & Inscriptions

Novels[]

  • Moon in My Pocket (as Julian Morris)
  • Gallows in the Sand - about treasure-hunters around the Great Barrier Reef.
  • Kundu - a "potboiler" set in New Guinea.
  • The Big Story (or The Crooked Road - about a journalist discovering an assassin's plot in Italy.
  • The Second Victory (or Backlash) - about a murder in Austria.
  • McCreary Moves In (as Michael East, also printed as The Concubine) - about an unemployed oilman visiting a remote island.
  • The Naked Country (as Michael East) - about Australian settlers fighting with native peoples.
  • Daughter of Silence - about the trial of an Italian murderess.
  • The Ambassador - a dramatisation of the assassination of South Vietnamese president Ngo Dinh Diem
  • The Tower of Babel - on an Israeli invasion of Jordan.
  • Summer of the Red Wolf - on a love triangle in the Outer Hebrides.
  • The Salamander - on the investigation of an assassin in Italy.
  • Harlequin (or The Duel of Death) - about a bank executive's company being targeted in an investigation.
  • The Navigator - about castaways stranded in Polynesia.
  • Proteus - about a secret organization called Proteus and its attempts to bring about world peace by any means necessary.
  • The World is Made of Glass - based on a real case detailed by Carl Jung.
  • Cassidy - on the corrupt titular Premier of New South Wales.
  • Masterclass - about an artist who is besotten with a dying woman.
  • The Ringmaster - about the impact of the fall of the Soviet Union.
  • The Lovers - about an affair.
  • Vanishing Point - about a banker going missing.
  • The Last Confession - a novel about Giordano Bruno. Published posthumonously in an unfinished state.

Vatican Sequence[]

Note: The order of these novels may be subject to change.

  • The Devil's Advocate - tells of a dying priest investigating a murder.
  • The Shoes of the Fisherman - about the election of a Ukrainian pope.
  • The Clowns of God - on the Pope making doomsday predictions.
  • Lazarus - about a rather stern Pope having to undergo surgery.
  • Eminence - about the election of an Argentinian pope.

Sources[]

  • Wikipedia
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