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Cover of The Shoes of the Fisherman by Morris West

The Shoes of the Fisherman

1992·374 pages

Historical Fiction

A story about the problems of a newly elected Pope from the Ukraine who has spent many years as a prisoner of the Russians in Siberia. He knows, and has the grudging respect of, Russia's Premier. A subplot of a much more temporal nature is the story of an American newspaperman and a young Italian matron.

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The Shoes of the Fisherman

Year

1992

Pages

374

Historical Fiction

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A story about the problems of a newly elected Pope from the Ukraine who has spent many years as a prisoner of the Russians in Siberia. He knows, and has the grudging respect of, Russia's Premier. A subplot of a much more temporal nature is the story of an American newspaperman and a young Italian matron.

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