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The Sparrow

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About “The Sparrow”

A 1996 novel by Mary Doria Russell. It centers on a remarkable man, a living saint and life-long celibate Jesuit priest, who undergoes an experience so harrowing and profound it makes him question the existence of God: the first contact between human beings and intelligent extraterrestrial life, which begins with a small mistake and ends in a horrible catastrophe.

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Published
1996
Latest edition
2008 · ISBN 9780345510884
ISBN
9781407057026
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The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell has 512 pages.

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