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Is part of The Vatican Trilogy 1963 series - author novel (number 1 in series)
Issue Details: First known date: 1963... 1963 The Shoes of the Fisherman
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'The profound story of a cardinal who steps out from the Iron Curtain to become Pope amid the machinations of Cold War politics—the first title in the Vatican Trilogy.'

Source: Publisher's blurb (Allen & Unwin, 2017).

Adaptations

form y separately published work icon The Shoes of the Fisherman John Patrick , James Kennaway , ( dir. Michael Anderson ) Culver City : Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer , 1969 Z172657 1969 single work film/TV

The Shoes of the Fisherman is set a decade or more into the future, a time when the world is on the brink of war due to a Chinese-Soviet feud over trade restrictions brought against China by the U.S. This has resulted in a widespread famine. At the same time, Ukrainian Archbishop Kiril Lakota is being set free after twenty years in Siberia as a political prisoner. After being brought to Rome by Fr. David Telemond, a troubled young priest, Lakota is given an immediate audience with the Pope, who elevates him to Cardinal Priest. When the Pontiff suddenly dies, Lakota's genuine character and unique life experience move the College of Cardinals to elect him as the new Pope. But Pope Kiril I must now not only deal with his own self-doubt and the struggle of his friend Fr. Telemond, who is under scrutiny for his beliefs, but also find a solution to the crisis in China.

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  • Dedication: For Christopher, Paul and Melanie

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon Best Sellers from Reader's Digest Condensed Books Pleasantville : Reader's Digest Association , 1963 Z1401431 1963 anthology novel Pleasantville : Reader's Digest Association , 1963
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    Also contains condensed versions of Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird, Fletcher Knebel's Seven Days in May, and Robert Russell's To Catch an Angel.
  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon Reader's Digest Condensed Books: volume 3, 1963 Pleasantville : Reader's Digest Association , 1963 Z1401440 1963 anthology novel Pleasantville : Reader's Digest Association , 1963
    Note: Also contains condensed versions of Jetta Carleton's Moonflower Vine and Barbara Jefferis' Wild Grapes.
    • London,
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      England,
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      United Kingdom (UK),
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      Western Europe, Europe,      :       Heinemann ,       1963 .
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      Extent: 302p.
      Note/s:
      • Reprinted before publication and reprinted three times in 1963.
    • Leicester, Leicestershire,
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      England,
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      United Kingdom (UK),
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      Western Europe, Europe,      :       F. A. Thorpe ,       1963 .
      Extent: 2 vols.p.
    • London,
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      England,
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      United Kingdom (UK),
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      Western Europe, Europe,      :       Pan ,       1964 .
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      Extent: 256p.
    • New York (City), New York (State),
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      Americas,      :       Dell ,       1964 .
      Extent: 288p.
      Reprinted: 1968 , 1969
    • London,
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      England,
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      United Kingdom (UK),
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      Western Europe, Europe,      :       Fontana ,       1966 .
      Extent: 256p.
      ISBN: 0006143148
    • New York (City), New York (State),
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      United States of America (USA),
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      Americas,      :       Pocket Books ,       1974 .
      Extent: 309p.
      ISBN: 0671786857
  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon The Devil's Advocate; The Second Victory / Backlash; Daughter of Silence; The Salamader; The Shoes of the Fisherman Morris West , London : Heinemann , 1977 Z1407191 1977 selected work novel London : Heinemann , 1977 pg. 683-861
    • New York (City), New York (State),
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      United States of America (USA),
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      Americas,      :       Bantam Books ,       1982 .
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      Extent: 276p.
      ISBN: 0553203027
    • London,
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      England,
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      Western Europe, Europe,      :       Coronet ,       1985 .
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      Extent: 256p.
      ISBN: 0340377593
    • Boston, Massachusetts,
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      United States of America (USA),
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      Americas,      :       G. K. Hall ,       1991 .
      Extent: vii, 434p.p.
      ISBN: 0816151415
  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon The Vatican Trilogy Morris West , Port Melbourne : Heinemann , 1993 Z562301 1993 series - author novel Port Melbourne : Heinemann , 1993
  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon Three Complete Novels Morris West , New York (City) : Wings Books , 1993 Z1407187 1993 selected work novel New York (City) : Wings Books , 1993 pg. 489-725
    • London,
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      England,
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      United Kingdom (UK),
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      Western Europe, Europe,      :       Mandarin ,       1994 .
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      Extent: 301p.
      ISBN: 0749317698
    • New Milford, Connecticut,
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      United States of America (USA),
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      Americas,      :       Toby Press ,       2003 .
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      Extent: 2003p.
      Edition info: 40th Anniversary edition.
      ISBN: 1902881834
    • Crows Nest, North Sydney - Lane Cove area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Allen and Unwin , 2017 .
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      Extent: 256p.p.
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      • To be published October 2017.

      ISBN: 9781760297602, 9781760638511
Alternative title: In de schoenen van de visser
Language: Dutch
    • Utrecht,
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      Western Europe, Europe,      :       Nelisson ,       1963 .
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      Extent: 336p.
    • Utrecht,
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      Netherlands,
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      Western Europe, Europe,      :       A. W. Bruna ,       1979 .
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      Extent: 330p.
      ISBN: 9022918289
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— Appears in: Reading Across the Pacific : Australia-United States Intellectual Histories 2010; (p. 339-359) 'This paper will attempt to describe the determining factors and structural patterns of relations between Australian books and American publishers from the 19th century to the present. Its central question will be: how did 'Australian books' find their way to American publishers? Can we discern any distinctive patterns over time or for particular genres, or simply an accumulation of one-off cases? To what extent, if at all, did the traffic in Australian books depend on cultural symmetries? Did Australian books travel as Australian or British books? In what ways were they dependent upon relations between Australian (or British) publishers or literary agents and their American counterparts? What role did international copyright regimes or trade agreements play? And how might the American connection change our understanding of 'Australian literature'?' (Author's abstract)
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