Francis: Pope of Good Promise by Jimmy Burns
An authoritative biography of the most significant figure in Western religion
Burns writes with colour and panache * The Scotsman *
His [Burns] scenes and landscapes have a cinematic quality * Independent *
His [Burns] experience as a successful international writer and broadcaster and wealth of Argentine and Catholic Church contacts makes him uniquely placed to provide a compelling account of an Argentine Jesuit, the first ever Latin American Pope, who has captured the imagination of the world
His [Burns] scenes and landscapes have a cinematic quality * Independent *
His [Burns] experience as a successful international writer and broadcaster and wealth of Argentine and Catholic Church contacts makes him uniquely placed to provide a compelling account of an Argentine Jesuit, the first ever Latin American Pope, who has captured the imagination of the world
Jimmy Burns is a prizewinning author and journalist.
Burns was the Financial Times Buenos Aires correspondent during the 1980s and worked as a senior investigative reporter with the newspaper for many years. His previous books include The Land that Lost its Heroes: How Argentina Lost the Falklands War, which won the Somerset Maugham Prize for non-fiction and two critically acclaimed biographies, The Hand of God: A Life of Diego Maradona, and Papa Spy, an account of his late father's espionage activities as a leading Catholic.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781472122063 |
| ISBN 10 | 1472122062 |
| Title | Francis: Pope of Good Promise |
| Author | Jimmy Burns |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Year published | 2016-06-02 |
| Number of pages | 496 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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