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Original Title:	Mariette in Ecstasy
ISBN:	0060981180 (ISBN13: 9780060981181)
Edition Language:	English
Literary Awards:	California Book Award for Fiction (Silver) (1991)

Mariette in Ecstasy

Ron Hansen

Paperback | Pages: 180 pages

Rating: 3.73 | 2365 Users | 272 Reviews

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Title	:	Mariette in Ecstasy
Author	:	Ron Hansen
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Anniversary Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 180 pages
Published	:	January 1st 1991 by Harper Perennial
Categories	:	Fiction. Historical. Historical Fiction. Religion. Spirituality. Novels. Literature. Literary Fiction

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The highly acclaimed and provocatively rendered story of a young postulant's claim to divine possession and religious ecstasy.

In 1906, a beautiful seventeen year old postulant enters the convent of the Sisters of the Crucifixion in upstate New York. When she begins to bleed from her hands, feet, and side, the entire community is thrown into turmoil. Is Mariette a cunning sham, or sexually hysterical, or does God stalk her like a pitiless lover?

Mariette in Ecstasy is a stunning immersion into the society of a small convent at the turn of the century, where a mysterious and ultimately harrowing world lies beneath the lovely, placid surface of everyday life. With Mariette In Ecstasy, critically acclaimed author Ron Hansen again powerfully demonstrates his gift for brilliantly recreating time and place. As intriguing as The Name Of The Rose, as sensually hypnotic as Marguerite Duras' The Lover, this is an intimate portrait of a fascinating young woman in the grip of an intractable fate, and it raises provocative questions about the complex nature of passionate faith.

Exquisitely crafted, Mariette in Ecstasy is a spellbinding novel that marks a new level of achievement in one of our most gifted writers.

~ from 1991 hardcover dustjacket

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Ratings: 3.73 From 2365 Users | 272 Reviews

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A full five stars. This book is probably not for everyone, but I found it haunting, fascinating, compelling. The writing is spare, the descriptions lyrical. It is a rich, complex book exploring the tension between faith and skepticism, truth and deception. The story itself is a mystery, the prose is so tight that it's like unpacking poetry. A bit of work, for those who are willing to do it, but definitely worth the effort.

Mariette is a strange, beautiful young (20) woman who has just entered a convent, the second daughter of a wealthy doctor to enter that order, to dad's chagrin. There is the cut and paste of varying timelines, as we jump back and forth between a later interview with and about her, juxtaposed with earlier events as they unfold. The writing is lush, incorporating rich color set against a plain background, scents permeate the senses. A splash of red on the young woman's bathrobe offers the merest



I picked this up off my bookshelf at home when I visiting the parents last weekend. I read it as part of a theology in literature seminar in college, and after including it on my independent book list for my juniors this year, I thought I'd give it another go, remembering it moves along very crisply. Besides, I didn't want to be "that" guy, you know, the guy without a little religious ecstasy on the summer book list. I will admit a bit of anxiety reading this book at lunch today, waiting for

As it is evident here among the Good Readers, some may not like this novel. Non Catholics may not understand some ideas in this book. If you are hoping for a gripping and compelling plot, you'd probably get disappointed because in my opinion, this is a novel which explores the diverse nature of religious faith: how people always long for mystical spiritual experiences, yet when they are faced with it, they lack belief. Perhaps the best part of this book is its ambiguous ending that leaves enough

A beautifully written book that explores the deep connection between a young postulant and her faith. It is written in a rather minimalist style evoking through its use of language, a true sense of convent life. A deep and touching exploration of religious fervour and the social issues that come with being cloistered.

I felt like throughout the book, there were several lines that were so brilliant and sparse and beautiful. Usually this occurred during the beginning of sections when describing nature or simple movements. He used words to describe in unique ways that were right on point, not confusing or obscure, just crisp and sharp and clear. [turns over a great slab of dough that rolls as slowly as a white pig 4, A nickel light is just above the horizon 5, holding grapes like a half-pound of pearls 38, The