Monsignor Quixote is a novel by Graham Greene, published in 1982. The book is a pastiche of the classic Spanish novel Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes with many moments of hilarious comedy, but also offers reflection on matters such as life after a dictatorship, Communism, and the Catholic faith. DeFoes Robinson Crusoe, Newspaper edition published in 1719 A novel (from French nouvelle, new) is an extended fictional narrative in prose. ... Graham Greene Henry Graham Greene, OM (October 2, 1904 Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire – April 3, 1991 Vevey, Switzerland) was a prolific English novelist, playwright, short story writer and critic whose works explore the ambiguities of modern man and ambivalent moral or political issues in a contemporary setting. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The word pastiche describes a literary or other artistic genre. ... Statues of Don Quixote (left) and Sancho Panza (right) This page is about the fictional character and novel. ... Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (September 29, 1547 – April 23, 1616), was a Spanish novelist, poet and playwright. ... Comedy is the use of humor in from theater, where it simply referred to a play with a happy ending, in contrast to a tragedy. ... Dictatorship, in contemporary usage, refers to absolute rule by a leadership (usually one dictator) unrestrictenked by law, constitutions, or other social and political factors within the state. ... Communism refers to a theoretical system of social organization and a political movement based on common ownership of the means of production. ... This article discusses faith in a religious context. ...

Father Quixote, a parish priest in the little town of El Toboso in Spain's La Mancha region, regards himself as a descendant of Cervantes' character of the same name, even if people point out to him that Don Quixote was a fictitious character. One day, he helps and gives food to a mysterious Italian bishop whose car has broken down. Shortly afterwards, he is given the title of monsignor by the Pope, much to the surprise of his bishop who looks upon father Quixote's activities rather with suspicion. He urges the priest to take a holiday so Quixote embarks upon a voyage through Spain with his old Seat 600 called "Rocinante" and in the company of the Communist ex-mayor of El Toboso (he, of course, is nicknamed "Sancho"). In the subsequent course of events, Quixote and his companion have all sorts of funny and moving adventures along the lines of his ancestor's on their way through post-Franco Spain. They encounter the contemporary equivalents of the windmills, are confronted with holy and not-so-holy places and with sinners of all sorts. In their dialogues about Catholicism and Communism, the two men are brought closer, start to appreciate each other better but also to question their own beliefs. A parish is a type of administrative subdivision. ... Roman Catholic priest LCDR Allen R. Kuss (USN) aboard USS Enterprise A priest or priestess is a holy man or woman who takes an officiating role in worship of any religion, with the distinguishing characteristic of offering sacrifices. ... Monument to Don Quixote and Dulcinea, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain. ... La Mancha is a historical and natural agricultural region in Spain to the south of Madrid, in the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha and including parts of the provinces of Ciudad Real, Albacete, Cuenca, and Toledo. ... The pope is the Catholic Patriarch and Bishop of Rome, and leader of the Catholic Church. ... Rocinante is the name of Don Quixotes horse, in the novel Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra. ... Communism refers to a theoretical system of social organization and a political movement based on common ownership of the means of production. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Francisco Franco Francisco Paulino Hermenegildo Teódulo Franco y Bahamonde Salgado Pardo de Andrade (December 4, 1892 – November 20, 1975), abbreviated Francisco Franco Bahamonde and sometimes known as Generalisimo Francisco Franco, was Head of State of Spain from 1936 until his death in 1975. ... This article considers Catholicism in the broadest ecclesiastical sense. ... Communism refers to a theoretical system of social organization and a political movement based on common ownership of the means of production. ...

Though Quixote is briefly taken back to El Toboso, confronted by the bishop about his doings and then suspended from service as a priest, he escapes and sets out again with Sancho. In his last adventure, Father Quixote is struck down and wounded while attempting to save a statue of the Virgin Mary from hypocrites who are desecrating her by offering her up for money. Quixote and Sancho are brought to a Trappist monastery where, sleepwalking and in delirium, Father Quixote raises from his bed at night, goes to the church, celebrates the old, Tridentine Mass—all the time imagining to hold bread and wine in his hands—and then, in a last effort, administers communion to the Communist ex-mayor before sinking dead into his friend's arms. Saint Mary redirects here. ... A monastery is the habitation of monks, derived from the Greek word for a hermits cell. ... A pre-Vatican II altar with reredosThe altar is preceded by three steps, as was most common for a churchs main altar, though some main altars, such as that in Saint Peters in the Vatican, had (and have) much more than three. ... Within Christianity the word communion can refer to: Communion - a close relationship between Christian Churches or communities, and by metonomy a group of such Churches or communities that recognize the existence between them of such a relationship, especially if it can be characterized as full communion The Communion of Saints...

Adaptations

In 1985, Greene and Christopher Neame adapted Monsignor Quixote as a television movie starring Alec Guinness and Leo McKern. This article is about the year. ... Films are produced by recording actual people and objects with cameras, or by creating them using animation techniques and/or special effects. ... Sir Alec Guinness, KBE, CH (April 2, 1914 – August 5, 2000) was an Oscar winning English actor who became one of the most versatile and best-loved performers of his generation. ... Leo McKern as Number Two in The Prisoner Reginald Leo McKern (March 16, 1920–July 23, 2002), better known simply as Leo McKern, was an Australian actor who appeared in numerous British television programmes, movies and in over 200 stage roles. ...

External link

• Monsignor Quixote at the Internet Movie Database