175:. Lakota died in 1950 in a Soviet Gulag. A sub-plot deals with Kiril's relationship with a controversial theologian and scientist, Father Telemond. Many of the characteristics of Father Telemond were based on the controversial French
953:
134:
The novel concerns the election of a
Ukrainian pope, and is a dissection of Vatican politics. The protagonist, Kiril Pavlovich Lakota, appointed a cardinal
973:
958:
818:
289:
346:
243:
29:
738:
683:
603:
189:
714:
706:
217:
778:
595:
826:
746:
948:
858:
810:
141:
850:
802:
794:
646:
165:
901:
195:
for adult fiction on 30 June 1963, and became the No. 1 best-selling novel in the United States for that year, according to
978:
730:
482:
963:
670:
654:
498:
466:
394:
370:
221:
112:
925:
874:
611:
579:
552:
434:
410:
378:
338:
330:
182:
60:
627:
533:
282:
968:
722:
662:
450:
917:
893:
842:
474:
201:. In the story, Kiril Lakota, the protagonist and archbishop of Lviv was created cardinal with the title of
188:
The book was coincidently published on 3 June 1963, the day Pope John XXIII died. The book reached No. 1 on
402:
386:
172:
834:
762:
690:
458:
442:
418:
275:
909:
866:
354:
314:
99:
698:
322:
248:
770:
619:
571:
525:
517:
426:
197:
153:
587:
490:
240:
210:
202:
176:
754:
209:, Archbishop (later Major-Archbishop) of Lviv was proclaimed a cardinal with the title of
168:
161:
149:
28:
942:
786:
206:
179:
145:
299:
128:
42:
136:
160:
in 1963, the year of the novel's publication, after political pressure from
80:
261:
Tony
Stephens, "Last Rites", Sydney Morning Herald, Spectrum, 3 June 2000
267:
157:
271:
244:"Morris West, Popular Novelist Focusing on Faith, Dies at 83"
171:. Slipyj arrived in Rome in time to participate in the
140:
by the previous pope, was inspired by the lives of two
885:
638:
563:
544:
509:
306:
107:
94:
86:
76:
66:
56:
48:
38:
283:
8:
21:
290:
276:
268:
27:
20:
233:
7:
954:Australian novels adapted into films
127:is a novel by the Australian writer
213:(St. Athanasius) by Pope Paul VI.
156:'s administration from a Siberian
14:
974:William Morrow and Company books
959:Novels set during the Cold War
1:
655:The Mask of Marius Melville
22:The Shoes of the Fisherman
995:
926:The World Is Made of Glass
678:Dick Barton - Secret Agent
596:The Shoes of the Fisherman
435:The World Is Made of Glass
363:The Shoes of the Fisherman
183:Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
124:The Shoes of the Fisherman
152:. Slipyj was released by
131:first published in 1963.
26:
723:The Affairs of Harlequin
663:Burtons of Banner Street
510:Novels under pseudonyms
90:Hardcover and Paperback
949:1963 Australian novels
819:There is a Santa Claus
387:Summer of the Red Wolf
224:was released in 1968.
173:Second Vatican Council
835:Genesis in Juddsville
979:Works by Morris West
902:The Devil's Advocate
763:Mystery of Henriette
739:The Enchanted Island
715:The Apostle of Peace
691:Trumpets in the Dawn
684:Experiment with Time
604:The Devil's Advocate
347:The Devil's Advocate
16:Novel by Morris West
910:Daughter of Silence
867:Gallows on the Sand
707:The Prince of Peace
580:Children of the Sun
564:Film/TV Adaptations
553:Children of the Sun
499:The Last Confession
355:Daughter of Silence
315:Gallows on the Sand
100:Daughter of Silence
23:
964:Novels set in Rome
779:Special Assignment
699:Paradise of Cheats
628:The Second Victory
379:The Tower of Babel
339:The Second Victory
249:The New York Times
191:The New York Times
164:and United States
144:bishops: Cardinal
142:Ukrainian Catholic
936:
935:
827:Reach for the Sky
771:Man of Two Tribes
747:The Dreaming City
647:The Curtain Rises
620:The Naked Country
572:McCreary Moves In
534:The Naked Country
526:McCreary Moves In
518:Moon in My Pocket
427:The Clowns of God
252:, 12 October 1999
198:Publishers Weekly
154:Nikita Khrushchev
120:
119:
77:Publication place
986:
894:The Illusionists
859:The White Rabbit
843:The Illusionists
811:The Great Escape
588:The Crooked Road
292:
285:
278:
269:
262:
259:
253:
241:William H. Honan
238:
222:Michael Anderson
193:Best Seller List
108:Followed by
95:Preceded by
68:Publication date
31:
24:
994:
993:
989:
988:
987:
985:
984:
983:
969:Catholic novels
939:
938:
937:
932:
881:
851:The White Tower
795:The Golden Road
755:Secret Mountain
634:
559:
540:
505:
483:Vanishing Point
302:
296:
266:
265:
260:
256:
239:
235:
230:
180:palaeontologist
169:John F. Kennedy
162:Pope John XXIII
150:Hryhorij Lakota
87:Media type
69:
34:
17:
12:
11:
5:
992:
990:
982:
981:
976:
971:
966:
961:
956:
951:
941:
940:
934:
933:
931:
930:
922:
914:
906:
898:
889:
887:
883:
882:
880:
879:
871:
863:
855:
847:
839:
831:
823:
815:
807:
803:The Dambusters
799:
791:
783:
775:
767:
759:
751:
743:
735:
731:White Marriage
727:
719:
711:
703:
695:
687:
680:
675:
667:
659:
651:
642:
640:
636:
635:
633:
632:
624:
616:
612:The Salamander
608:
600:
592:
584:
576:
567:
565:
561:
560:
558:
557:
548:
546:
542:
541:
539:
538:
530:
522:
513:
511:
507:
506:
504:
503:
495:
487:
479:
471:
467:The Ringmaster
463:
455:
447:
439:
431:
423:
415:
407:
399:
395:The Salamander
391:
383:
375:
371:The Ambassador
367:
359:
351:
343:
335:
327:
319:
310:
308:
304:
303:
297:
295:
294:
287:
280:
272:
264:
263:
254:
232:
231:
229:
226:
203:St. Athanasius
118:
117:
113:The Ambassador
109:
105:
104:
96:
92:
91:
88:
84:
83:
78:
74:
73:
70:
67:
64:
63:
58:
54:
53:
50:
46:
45:
40:
36:
35:
32:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
991:
980:
977:
975:
972:
970:
967:
965:
962:
960:
957:
955:
952:
950:
947:
946:
944:
928:
927:
923:
920:
919:
915:
912:
911:
907:
904:
903:
899:
896:
895:
891:
890:
888:
884:
877:
876:
875:The Big Story
872:
869:
868:
864:
861:
860:
856:
853:
852:
848:
845:
844:
840:
837:
836:
832:
829:
828:
824:
821:
820:
816:
813:
812:
808:
805:
804:
800:
797:
796:
792:
789:
788:
784:
781:
780:
776:
773:
772:
768:
765:
764:
760:
757:
756:
752:
749:
748:
744:
741:
740:
736:
733:
732:
728:
725:
724:
720:
717:
716:
712:
709:
708:
704:
701:
700:
696:
693:
692:
688:
686:
685:
681:
679:
676:
673:
672:
671:On the Danube
668:
665:
664:
660:
657:
656:
652:
649:
648:
644:
643:
641:
637:
630:
629:
625:
622:
621:
617:
614:
613:
609:
606:
605:
601:
598:
597:
593:
590:
589:
585:
582:
581:
577:
574:
573:
569:
568:
566:
562:
555:
554:
550:
549:
547:
543:
536:
535:
531:
528:
527:
523:
520:
519:
515:
514:
512:
508:
501:
500:
496:
493:
492:
488:
485:
484:
480:
477:
476:
472:
469:
468:
464:
461:
460:
456:
453:
452:
448:
445:
444:
440:
437:
436:
432:
429:
428:
424:
421:
420:
416:
413:
412:
411:The Navigator
408:
405:
404:
400:
397:
396:
392:
389:
388:
384:
381:
380:
376:
373:
372:
368:
365:
364:
360:
357:
356:
352:
349:
348:
344:
341:
340:
336:
333:
332:
331:The Big Story
328:
325:
324:
320:
317:
316:
312:
311:
309:
305:
301:
293:
288:
286:
281:
279:
274:
273:
270:
258:
255:
251:
250:
245:
242:
237:
234:
227:
225:
223:
219:
218:movie version
214:
212:
211:Sant'Atanasio
208:
204:
200:
199:
194:
192:
186:
184:
181:
178:
174:
170:
167:
163:
159:
155:
151:
147:
143:
139:
138:
132:
130:
126:
125:
116:
114:
110:
106:
103:
101:
97:
93:
89:
85:
82:
79:
75:
71:
65:
62:
59:
55:
51:
47:
44:
41:
37:
33:First edition
30:
25:
19:
924:
916:
908:
900:
892:
873:
865:
857:
849:
841:
833:
825:
817:
809:
801:
793:
787:Fire of Etna
785:
777:
769:
761:
753:
745:
737:
729:
721:
713:
705:
697:
689:
682:
677:
669:
661:
653:
645:
626:
618:
610:
602:
594:
586:
578:
570:
551:
532:
524:
516:
497:
489:
481:
473:
465:
457:
449:
441:
433:
425:
417:
409:
401:
393:
385:
377:
369:
362:
361:
353:
345:
337:
329:
321:
313:
257:
247:
236:
220:directed by
215:
207:Josyf Slipyj
196:
190:
187:
146:Josyf Slipyj
135:
133:
123:
122:
121:
111:
98:
18:
918:The Heretic
583:(1961) (TV)
575:(1957) (TV)
545:Non-fiction
451:Masterclass
300:Morris West
205:. In 1965,
148:and Bishop
129:Morris West
43:Morris West
943:Categories
475:The Lovers
403:Harlequin
228:References
137:in pectore
298:Works by
166:President
81:Australia
57:Publisher
491:Eminence
49:Language
459:Lazarus
443:Cassidy
419:Proteus
52:English
929:(1984)
921:(1970)
913:(1962)
905:(1961)
897:(1955)
878:(1958)
870:(1956)
862:(1955)
854:(1955)
846:(1955)
838:(1955)
830:(1955)
822:(1954)
814:(1954)
806:(1954)
798:(1954)
790:(1953)
782:(1953)
774:(1953)
766:(1953)
758:(1953)
750:(1952)
742:(1952)
734:(1951)
726:(1951)
718:(1951)
710:(1950)
702:(1949)
694:(1949)
674:(1948)
666:(1947)
658:(1946)
650:(1946)
631:(1987)
623:(1985)
615:(1981)
607:(1977)
599:(1968)
591:(1965)
556:(1957)
537:(1960)
529:(1958)
521:(1945)
502:(2000)
494:(1996)
486:(1996)
478:(1993)
470:(1991)
462:(1990)
454:(1988)
446:(1986)
438:(1983)
430:(1981)
422:(1979)
414:(1976)
406:(1974)
398:(1973)
390:(1971)
382:(1968)
374:(1965)
366:(1963)
358:(1961)
350:(1959)
342:(1958)
334:(1957)
326:(1956)
318:(1956)
307:Novels
177:Jesuit
115:
102:
61:Morrow
39:Author
886:Plays
639:Radio
323:Kundu
158:Gulag
72:1963
945::
246:,
216:A
185:.
291:e
284:t
277:v
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.