Merton, Thomas - Sign of Jonas, The (Harcourt, 1981)
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Book Description :

This diary of a monastilife is "a continuation of The Seven Storey Mountain . . . Astonishing" (Commonweal).

Chronicling six years of Thomas Merton's life in a Trappist monastery, The Sign of Jonas takes us through his day-to-day experiences at the Abbey of OuLady of Gethsemani, where he lived in silence and prayefomuch of his life.

Concluding with the account of Merton's ordination as a priest, this diary documents his growing acceptance of his vocation-and the greatemeaning he found within his private world of contemplation.

"This boois made unmistakably reaand almost, at times, unbearably poignant by the fact that the exuberance of youth soften wells up through it with rapture, impatience, and even bluster." -TheNew YorTimes

"A stirring book-the most readable and on the whole, most illuminating of the author's writings." -CatholiWorld

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