Grey Eminence (9780099477822)

A gripping biography by the author of Brave New World

The life of Father Joseph, Cardinal Richelieu's aide, was a shocking paradox. After spending his days directing operations on the battlefield, Father Joseph would pass the night in prayer, or in composing spiritual guidance for the nuns in his care. He was an aspirant to sainthood and a practising mystic, yet his ruthless exercise of power succeeded in prolonging the unspeakable horrors of the Thirty Years' War. In his masterful biography, Huxley explores how an intensely religious man could lead such a life and how he reconciled the seemingly opposing moral systems of religion and politics.

Product details

• Format Paperback | 320 pages
• Dimensions 129 x 198 x 20mm | 256g
• Publication date 07 Apr 2005
• Publisher Vintage Publishing
• Imprint Vintage Classics
• Publication City/Country London, United Kingdom
• Language English
• Illustrations note 0
• ISBN10 0099477823
• ISBN13 9780099477822
• Bestsellers rank 131,841

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