Monsignor Quixote by Graham Greene

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


This retelling of Cervantes' story places a priest and a communist ex-mayor in (just) post-fascist Spain, sharing the challenges of a vaguely-defined road trip and a temperamental old Seat 600. Each is forced to weigh his faith against his doubts, their friendship and their discovery of the world around them. In a work that combines readability with thoughtfulness Greene challenges us to look beyond our silos and understand that people who see things differently do not have to be monsters. This is a message at least as relevant to our time as a to any other.



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