Morris West

Morris L. West (April 26, 1916 - October 9, 1999) was an Australian writer. Image File history File linksMetadata Morris_west. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Morris_west. ... April 26 is the 116th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (117th in leap years). ... Year 1916 (MCMXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... October 9 is the 282nd day of the year (283rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...

He was born in St Kilda, Victoria and attended Christian Brothers' College, East St Kilda. He graduated from the University of Melbourne in 1937, and worked as a teacher in New South Wales and Tasmania. St Kilda () is a inner city suburb of the Victorian capital of Melbourne. ... The Old Quad Building, formerly Old Law The University of Melbourne, located in Melbourne, Victoria, is the second oldest university in Australia, and the oldest in Victoria. ... Year 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Capital Sydney Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Professor Marie Bashir Premier Morris Iemma (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 50  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $305,437 (1st)  - Product per capita  $45,153/person (4th) Population (End of March 2006)  - Population  6,817,100 (1st)  - Density  8. ... Capital Hobart Government Const. ...

He spent 12 years in a monastery of the Christian Brothers, taking annual vows, but left without taking final vows. After leaving Australia in 1955 he lived in Austria, Italy, England and the United States, finally returning to Australia in 1980. Monastery of St. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ...

His works often were focused on international politics and the role of the Roman Catholic Church in international affairs. One of his most famous works, The Shoes of the Fisherman, envisioned the election and career of a Slavic Pope, 15 years before the ascension of Karol Wojtyła to his historical role of becoming Pope John Paul II. The Roman Catholic Church or Catholic Church (see terminology below) is the Christian Church in full communion with the Bishop of Rome, currently Pope Benedict XVI. It traces its origins to the original Christian community founded by Jesus Christ and led by the Twelve Apostles, in particular Saint Peter. ... The Shoes of the Fisherman is a 1963 novel by Morris West, as well as a 1968 film based on the novel. ... Coat of Arms of Pope John Paul II. The Letter M is for Mary, the mother of Jesus, to whom he held strong devotion Pope John Paul II (Latin: ), (Italian: Giovanni Paolo II), born   [] (May 18, 1920, Wadowice, Poland – April 2, 2005, Vatican City) reigned as Pope of the Roman...

Morris West died while working at his desk on the final chapters of his novel The Last Confession about the trials and imprisonment of Giordano Bruno, who was burned at the stake for heresy in 1600. Bruno was a figure with whom West had long sympathized and even identified. In 1969 he had published a play The Heretic on the same subject. Giordano Bruno. ...

A major theme in much of West's work was a question: when so many organizations use extreme violence towards evil ends, when and under what circumstances is it morally acceptable for their opponents to respond with violence?

Bibliography

Fiction

• Moon in My Pocket (1945) (using the pseudonym "Julian Morris")
• Gallows on the Sand (1956)
• Kundu (1956)
• The Big Story (1957)
• The Second Victory (1958)
• McCreary Moves In (1958, using the pseudonym "Michael Yorligt")
• Backlash (1958)
• The Devil’s Advocate (1959)
• The Naked Country (1960, using the pseudonym "Michael Yorligt")
• Daughter of Silence (1961)
• The Shoes of the Fisherman (1963)
• The Ambassador (1965)
• The Tower of Babel (1968)
• Sutnis (1969)
• Summer of the Red Wolf (1971)
• The Salamander (1973)
• Harlequin (1974)
• The Navigator (1976)
• Proteus (1979)
• The Clowns of God (1981)
• The World is Made of Glass (1983)
• Cassidy (1986)
• Masterclass (1988)
• Lazarus (1990)
• The Ringmaster (1991)
• The Lovers (1993)
• Vanishing Point (1996)
• Eminence (1998), ISBN 0-7322-6704-8
• The Last Confession (2000, posthumously published), ISBN 0-7322-6595-9

The Shoes of the Fisherman is a 1963 novel by Morris West, as well as a 1968 film based on the novel. ...

Drama

• The Mask of Marius Melville (1945)
• The Prince of Peace
• Trumpets in the Dawn
• Genesis in Juddsville
• The Illusionists (1955)
• The Devil’s Advocate (1961)
• Daughter of Silence (1962)
• The Heretic (1969)
• The World is Made of Glass (1982)

Non-fiction

• Children of the Sun (1957)
• West, Morris (1996). A View from the Ridge: The Testimony of a Twentieth-century Pilgrim. Sydney: HarperCollins. ISBN 0-7322-5757-3. 
• West, Morris (1997). Images & Inscriptions, selected and arranged by Beryl Barraclough, Sydney: HarperCollins. ISBN 0-7322-5827-8. 

Film adaptations

• The Shoes of the Fisherman (1968)
• The Devil's Advocate (1978)
• The Naked Country (1984)
• The Second Victory (1986)
• Cassidy (1989)

External links

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Further reading

• Confoy, Maryanne (2005). Morris West: Literary Maverick. Milton, Queensland: John Wiley. ISBN 1-74031-119-1.