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Morris L. West

    April 26, 1916 – October 9, 1999

    Morris West masterfully explores the complex interplay of faith, power, and conscience, often setting his narratives within the crucible of religious and political arenas. His writing is distinguished by a profound psychological insight into the human condition and the moral quandaries individuals face. West delves into the internal struggles and external pressures that shape his characters' destinies. Drawing from extensive experience in religious and diplomatic circles, his novels offer deeply human and thought-provoking reading.

    Morris L. West
    The Clowns of God
    The Devil's Advocate
    The Tower of Babel
    The Last Confession
    The Ringmaster - His New Paperback
    Vanishing Point
    • The Devil's Advocate

      • 297 pages
      • 11 hours of reading

      The book that propelled Morris West to international fame, The Devil's Advocate is a moving exploration of the meaning of faith, and a vivid portrayal of life in impoverished post-war Calabria.

      The Devil's Advocate2017
    • The Last Confession

      • 214 pages
      • 8 hours of reading

      In Morris West's last novel he brings a real man, denounced as a heretic and burnt at the stake 400 years ago, back to life.

      The Last Confession2000
      3.5
    • Der Verschwundene

      • 335 pages
      • 12 hours of reading

      Der Direktor eines New Yorker Bankhauses gibt ohne Ankündigung sein bisheriges Leben auf und setzt sich mit unbekanntem Ziel nach Europa ab. Das erfolgreiche Unternehmen gerät in die Krise.

      Der Verschwundene1999
    • Eminenza

      • 368 pages
      • 13 hours of reading
      Eminenza1998
    • Eminence

      • 320 pages
      • 12 hours of reading

      Imagine that a Pope, known for his doctrinal conservatism, were to die and his private diaries were revealed to be full of doubts about his papacy and the future of the Catholic Church. Such is the hypothesis of Morris West's tale of Vatican politics. At its heart is Luca, Cardinal Rossini, who has suffered torture and degradation as a priest under Argentinian dictatorship but who has risen to high office in the Vatican. He is a flawed man but he is still a man of power and a candidate for election. Just as his career seems poised to reach its zenith, he is plunged back into his past, reminded of a love affair which had seemed dead. Morris West, best-selling author The Shoes of the Fisherman and The Devil's Advocate, has fashioned a thrilling tale of ambition and power-broking in the world of Vatican politics that he knows so well.

      Eminence1998
      3.9
    • Deti slnka

      • 211 pages
      • 8 hours of reading

      Cieľom autora bolo zmapovať život detí od batoľaťa až po dospelosť a presvedčiť sa, čo z nich Neapol vykreše...

      Deti slnka1998
    • Vanishing Point

      • 261 pages
      • 10 hours of reading

      Carl's peace is shattered when his brother-in-law, Larry, vanishes. Carl is summoned by his father to investigate Larry's disappearance. As he becomes embroiled in the investigation he must confront the sinister reasons behind Larry's flight and the family secrets that have too long been denied.

      Vanishing Point1997
      3.0
    • A View From the Ridge

      The Testimony of a Twentieth-Century Christian

      • 144 pages
      • 6 hours of reading

      The best-selling author of The Shoes of the Fisherman offers a lyrical, intensely personal affirmation of his life of faith and an account of his life's pilgrimage as a Catholic in the twentieth century. 20,000 first printing.

      A View From the Ridge1996
      3.7
    • The Ringmaster

      • 304 pages
      • 11 hours of reading

      A Portuguese translation of The Ringmaster.

      The Ringmaster1995
    • Teadue - 213: Lazzaro

      Romanzo - La fede, il delitto, i segreti del Vaticano, una miscela esplosiva per un thriller ad alta tensione

      Teadue - 213: Lazzaro1994
    • Bryan de Courcy Cavanagh, Australian in Paris, is a top-notch international lawyer and a happily married New York gentleman. Until a sealed letter arrives from Rome on his sixty-fifth birthday, bearing the arms of the ancient house of Farnese di Mongrifone. It is a summons from the woman he loved and lost forty years ago in the stormy world of post-war Europe.

      The lovers1993
      3.5
    • Ein Millionenpoker um Geld und Macht:Berlin-Moskau-Tokio soll die neueWirtschaftsachse werden. Doch auf derKonferenz in Bangkok spielen die Teilnehmerihr eigenes Spiel

      Die Fuchsfrau1992
      3.0
    • Il grande mediatore

      romanzo

      • 377 pages
      • 14 hours of reading

      "Il Grande Mediatore", del 1991, è l'ennesimo grande successo di Morris West, autore abituato a grandi esiti di critica e di vendita, sin dai lontani anni '70. La trama di questo romanzo, trae le sue mosse dal Giappone. Proprio il paese del Sol Levante, infatti, vede riunito nella sua quiete un gruppo estremamente selezionato composto da diplomatici, militari, economisti ed antropologi. Il gruppo in questione, ha un preciso ed inquietante obiettivo, quello di creare le condizioni per una alleanza tra Germania, Russia e Giappone, che dovrebbe portare ad una vera e propria ridefinizione della sfera economica sovietica. Un progetto che, qualora andasse in porto, aprirebbe scenari nuovi ed estremamente redditizi per i partecipanti. La mediazione che dovrebbe permettere la realizzazione del progetto, è affidata a Gilbert Anselm Langton, il quale ha le doti giuste per ottenere il risultato pieno: uomo al di sopra delle parti, è comunque in grado di comprendere i meccanismi di diffidenza tra le nazioni interessate e di smussare gli angoli e le incrostazioni create dagli stessi. Per far questo deve eliminare rancori millenari e il potenziale conflitto tra mentalità e tradizioni che sono all'apparenza imcompatibili. Anche un mediatore come lui, però, non può fare molto di fronte agli imprevisti che conducono il lettore ad un finale inatteso e vorticoso, come è nella tradizione di Morris West, uno dei maestri del genere.

      Il grande mediatore1991
      4.3
    • Barcelona. 18x11 cm. 288 p. Encuadernación en rúst. de editorial. Colección 'Los jet de Plaza & Janés. Biblioteca de Morris West'. Traducido del Inglés. Traducido por West, Morris L .. Este libro es de segunda mano y tiene o puede tener marcas y señales de su anterior propietario. 9788401497452; 8401497450

      El embajador1990
    • Lazarus

      • 374 pages
      • 14 hours of reading

      Ailing Pope Leo XIV is threatened by the terrorist group, The Sword of Islam, while in the Vatican, intrigue and conspiracy mount. Leo's heart surgeon gets caught up in the terrorist plot.

      Lazarus1990
      3.8
    • A thriller, who-dunnit and morality tale rolled into one.

      Masterclass1988
      3.6
    • L'arcicorruttore

      • 269 pages
      • 10 hours of reading

      L'arcicorruttore è la storia dell'eredità che Charles Parnell Cassidy si lascia dietro alla sua morte: storia di debiti morali e peccati mortali, di intrighi pericolosi e segreti che possono costare la vita. Ma soprattutto è la storia di Martin Gregory, esecutore testamentario di Cassidy, nonché genero del defunto che si vede costretto a diventare un nuovo Cassidy e ad affrontare le stesse difficili scelte, le stesse pericolose sfide, gli stessi rischi affascinanti... (Note di copertina dell'edizione italiana)

      L'arcicorruttore1987
    • Richard Ashley is a journalist who cares about the truth, and he's about to break the greatest story of his career. Italy's ruling clique is rotten to the core. A scandal centered around Vittorio, Duke of Orgagna, points to a web of corruption and deceit emanating from his estate in the south. But Ashley finds that the truth is not all it seems when he falls in love with Orgagna's wife. Everything is more complicated, more passionate, than before-and tainted by death. Suddenly Ashley's greatest story threatens to be his last.

      The Big Story1987
    • Cassidy

      • 281 pages
      • 10 hours of reading

      Charles Parnell Cassidy is an Australian politician cast in the traditional Irish-Catholic mold of rhetoric, dynasty, and influence-peddling. Martin Gregory is the moral and disenchanted protege who married Cassidy's daughter, went to Europe, became a success on his own merits, and scorned his father-in-law. When the terminally ill Cassidy appears in London to die, he makes Gregory the executor of his legal estate and sets a complex trap by offering him the keys to a vast empire of wealth and corruption spanning Australia and Southeast Asia. With Cassidy's evil influence ever present, Gregory tries to unravel the complications of the old man's estate, obligations, and debts, while struggling with his own ambition and the security of his family. A powerful story from a master storyteller.

      Cassidy1987
      3.2
    • Reissue of the renowned Australian author's thriller about the twin evils of murder and greed. Set in Asia. First published under the pen-name Michael East in 1958 and reissued under real name in 1973 as TThe Concubine'.

      McCreary Moves in1984
      3.4
    • The Crooked Road

      • 191 pages
      • 7 hours of reading

      A famous novelist pictures the brilliant, sensual and decadent world of international playboys and their expensive women—a life of silken vice and prodigal splendor. Morris L. West writes a penetrating novel of love, passion and crime on the Italian Riviera.

      The Crooked Road1983
      3.5
    • The World is Made of Glass

      A Novel

      • 332 pages
      • 12 hours of reading

      Based on a case history recorded in C.G. Jung's autobiography.

      The World is Made of Glass1983
    • The World is Made of Glass

      • 400 pages
      • 14 hours of reading

      The World is Made of Glass is a novel about one man and three women in a conflict that explores the fine line between love and hate, good and evil, fantasy and reality. The narrative is founded on fact: a case history recorded in the autobiography of Carl Gustav Jung. His account is brief and curiously cryptic: "A lady came to my office. She refused to give her name... what she had to communicate to me was a confession." Morris West's version of the encounter is a fascinating blend of truth and dramatic speculation. The events cover the golden time of the Belle Epoque, right up to the twilight year 1913, before the lights went out over Europe and the First World War began. This was a year of crisis for Jung. He was estranged from his old friend and master, Freud. His wife was pregnant with their fifth child. He had begun a love-affair with his one-time pupil Toni Wolff and, to cap it all, he was already suffering from a manic depressive illness that was to last four years. Jung and the unnamed woman who came seeking his help are two destinies on a collision course. The World is Made of Glass may well be judged to be Morris West's masterwork.

      The World is Made of Glass1983
      3.6
    • Die Konkubine

      • 159 pages
      • 6 hours of reading

      Typisch Morris L. West: Ein meisterhaft erzählter Roman voller Spannung, Dramatik und Leidenschaft! Der Erdölexperte McCreary wird in Djakarta für eine private Bohrung angeheuert. Bald jedoch bemerkt er, daß er einem Schwindel aufgesessen ist. Doch aussteigen kann er nicht mehr – weil ihn sein Auftraggeber in einen Mord verwickelt hat. Als sich McCreary zudem in die schöne vietnamesische Geliebte seines Auftraggebers verliebt, bleibt den beiden nur ein Ausweg: Sie begeben sich auf eine Flucht voller lebensgefährlicher Abenteuer...

      Die Konkubine1981
    • The Clowns of God

      • 402 pages
      • 15 hours of reading

      In a futuristic setting of nuclear holocaust threats and big-power standoffs, the Pope, Gregory XVII, abdicates under duress. The Curia, the governing body of cardinals, convinced of Gregory's insanity when he proclaims his knowledge, through personal relation, of the Second Coming of Christ, relegate him to the Benedictine monastery of Monte Cassino.

      The Clowns of God1981
      3.8
    • Der amerikanische Reporter Ashley steht im Begriff, die Reportage seines Lebens zu schreiben - seine "Big Story". Es ist ihm gelungen, einen riesigen Korruptionsskandal aufzudecken : Amerikanische Gelder, die für den Wiederaufbau verarmter und zerstörter Gebiete Süditaliens bestimmt waren, sind verschwunden – veruntreut oder in falsche Kanäle geraten. Aber gegen die Korruption der einheimischen Polizei und die zu einem gefährlichen Netz gesponnenen Intrigen seines mächtigen Gegenspielers, des Herzogs von Orgagna, der hier im Süden alle Fäden in der Hand hält, ist der Fremde machtlos. Sein hartnäckiger Optimismus ist den abgründigen Machenschaften dieses Landes nicht gewachsen. Muss Ashley das Spiel verloren geben?

      Die Stunde des Fremden1979
    • Der Schauplatz dieser Abenteuergeschichte voll knisternder Spannung ist die Ostküste Australiens. Der Historiker Renn Lundigan entdeckt eines Tages in alten Urkunde, dass im 18.Jahrhundert vor dieser Küste eine spanische Galeone, die Dona Lucia, mit 20 Kisten Goldmünzen gesunken ist. Er bricht zu einer Expedition auf, um den Schatz zu bergen. Doch eine junge, hübsche und begehrenswerte Meeresbiologin hat dort bereits ein Lager aufgeschlagen. Ein mörderisches Spiel beginnt.

      Der Schatz der Dona Lucia1979
      2.0
    • The Naked Country

      • 208 pages
      • 8 hours of reading

      Lance Dillon is owner of a new cattle station on the southern fringe of Australia's Arnhem Land. When an Aboriginal hunting party targets Dillon's prize bull for a ritual killing, and then spears Dillon in the shoulder, it's clear they want him off their traditional land. Under the merciless rays of the burning sun, the wounded Dillon flees into the bush, with expert tracker Mundaru in hot pursuit. Dillon's city-born wife Mary and handsome local policeman Neil Adams set out to search for her husband. The gruelling journey throws them together, and it is not long before each is secretly hoping that Dillon is never found alive. The Naked Country is a terrifying manhunt set in one of the harshest and most remote regions of the world.

      The Naked Country1978
      2.5
    • Proteus

      • 320 pages
      • 12 hours of reading

      John Spada publicly runs an enormous multi-national corporation, privately he heads Proteus, a clandestine resistance movement. His aim is to free prisoners of conscience wherever they may be. As the story unfolds, Spada himself becomes an outlaw, and holds the world hostage.

      Proteus1978
      3.8
    • Dobrodružný román australského autora, zasazený do prostředí skotských ostrovů, rozvíjí vztahy tří mužů a jedné ženy, jež spojila náhoda, a dává jim vyvrcholit v dramatickém střetu, v němž se prověřují základní lidské hodnoty, přátelství, láska, svědomí i čest.

      Léto ryšavého vlka1978
    • The Navigator

      • 304 pages
      • 11 hours of reading

      Reissue of a novel first published in 1976. Gunnar Thorkild, of the Institute of Pacific Studies in Hawaii, announces in a scientific journal the existence of a legendary island, then sets out to find it. Australian author's last book was 'The Ringmaster'.

      The Navigator1976
      3.8
    • Head of a prestigious European bank, George Harlequin belongs to a vanishing class of gentlemen whose handshake is their bond. But when an envious corporate raider frames Harlequin for murder, no deed is too dirty if it will save Harlequin's reputation, his bank and his life."In a tiny group of best-selling novelists, Morris West qualifies as the brains of the organization." Time

      Harlequin1974
      3.7
    • Teraz žijeme šťastne v starom kraji, kde sedmokrásky rastú z úst dávno zomrelých a ruže z lona svätých panien, ktoré nikdy neporodili- a toto sú ušľachtilejšie epitafy, ako tie, ktoré ste čítali na náhrobkoch. Pre Vlka niet ruží, lebo sa stratil v ohni a čo z neho ostalo, po tých suchých,zabehaných postupoch zákona, pochoval Morrison na svojom pozemku.

      Leto Červeného Vlka1974
    • The Salamander

      • 336 pages
      • 12 hours of reading

      The code name: SALAMANDER Forged in the flames of war. A symbol of courage and justice. The mark of the final power. An Italian general is found dead in his apartment, a card engraved with the image of the Salamander lying by his corpse. Colonel Matucci begins the routine investigation, only to find himself catapulted into the centre of a desperate web of political violence and intrigue. As he digs deeper, he is faced with an agonising choice: how much is he prepared to pay to survive - his lover... his conscience... or more?

      The Salamander1973
      3.6
    • De ambassadeur

      roman

      • 276 pages
      • 10 hours of reading

      Een Amerikaanse diplomaat wordt ambassadeur benoemd in het door een wrede dikatuur onderdrukte Zuid-Vietnam. Dit leidt tot gewetensconclicten.

      De ambassadeur1972
    • De zaak speelt zich af op de planeet Widdershins. Dom Sabalos is de erfgenaam van een hele planeet, van de eerste Bank van Sirius en van de kolossale rijkdom die daarbij hoort. Hij moet ook de president van de planetenraad worden. Het probleem is dat iemand hem wil doden. Dat is jammer, want Dom heeft interesse in veel dingen in het leven. Hij houdt ervan om siroccoques te temmen die in de schemering in de lagune grommen. En hij zou graag het mysterie van de Jokers oplossen die vreemde artefacten in het hele universum hebben verspreid. Zoals de Toren die in de zee oprijst en zich verliest in de wolkenbedekking van Widdershins. Of de gigantische Sterrenketens... Iemand wil niet dat hij de Wereld van de Jokers ontdekt. Maar wie? Een aanhanger van de Kansrekening, vermoedelijk. Diezelfde Kansrekening die hem aankondigt met een kans van meerdere miljoenen tegen één: Dom zal morgen, op de dag van zijn eerste verjaardag, vermoord worden. Jammer, jammer...

      Advocaat van de Duivel1971
      4.0
    • Summer of the Red Wolf

      • 236 pages
      • 9 hours of reading

      First pub. 1971. A writer accoustomed to trouble-spots and big cities goes to Scotland to recharge his spirit. There he finds friends, a new love and drama that will change their lives.

      Summer of the Red Wolf1971
      2.6
    • Kundu

      • 198 pages
      • 7 hours of reading

      A Novel. Number # 24261-X. Original price $3.50. One Man's unholy dream sets off a raging battle to the death.

      Kundu1967
      3.1
    • Det Bästa Bokval

      Morgongåvan/Fiskarnas skor/Mannen som hatade jockster/Florence Nightingale/

      Det Bästa Bokval1966
    • The Tower of Babel

      • 288 pages
      • 11 hours of reading

      Set in the Middle East on the brink of war, this novel portrays the Arab-Jewish confrontation. The successful terrorist becomes a statesman and a national hero. The unsuccessful one is branded a criminal. But they all know themselves to be heroes.

      The Tower of Babel1966
      3.5
    • The confused U.S. Ambassador to war-torn Vietnam must make some drastic decisions which will affect the nation's destiny

      The Ambassador1965
      3.7
    • "The pope has died, and the corridors of the Vatican hum with intrigue as cardinals from all over the world gather to choose his successor. Suddenly, the election is concluded - with a surprise result. The new pope is the youngest cardinal of all - and a Russian. Shoes of the Fisherman slowly unravels the heartwarming and profound story of Kiril Lakota, a cardinal who reluctantly steps out from behind the Iron Curtain to lead the Catholic Church and to grapple with the many issues facing the contemporary world."--BOOK JACKET.

      The Shoes of the Fisherman1963
      3.9
    • Coronet Books: Daughter of Silence

      • 224 pages
      • 8 hours of reading

      The magnificent new nation-wide best-seller by the author of "The Devil's Advocate." "It was noon on a sunlit August day in the Italian village of San Stefano...a Madonna-faced young woman got out of a taxi, crossed to the mayor's house, rang the bell, and when he appeared in his doorway, she shot and killed him..." "Like 'The Devil's Advocate', his earlier and immensely successful book, 'Daughter of Silence' ranges against each other the forces of good and evil...Morris West is more than a fine teller of tales...he deserves our deep gratitutde as well as our praise." - Virgilia Peterson

      Coronet Books: Daughter of Silence1962
      2.5