Wheat that Springeth Green

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Wheat That Springeth Green is J. F. Powers's last novel. It chronicles the childhood, adolescence, and adulthood of Joe Hackett, a Midwestern Catholic who becomes a priest and dreams of being a saint. Powers worked on the book for 25 years, and was 71 years old when Alfred A. Knopf published it in 1988. [1] A New York Times review praised Powers's "eye for suburban decor and his ear for clerical idiom, American-style". [2] The book was a finalist for the 1988 National Book Award for Fiction. Wheat That Springeth Green was reprinted by Pocket Books in 1990 ( ISBN   9780671682217) and republished by The New York Review of Books in 2000.

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  1. ↑ Spinale, Kevin (May 7, 2014). "'Wheat That Springeth Green,' by J. F. Powers: May Selection". America Magazine. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
  2. ↑ Gross, John (August 30, 1988). "Books of The Times; A Contemplative Adapts to the World". The New York Times. Retrieved September 19, 2019.


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