Mariette in Ecstasy
Mariette in Ecstasy is a 1991 fiction novel written by Ron Hansen.[1] it is set in a cloister in New York in 1906.[2] It is defined as a "wonderful and strange novel" and it is "beautifully described".[3]
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| Author | Ron Hansen |
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| Subject | Catholic Church, religious ecstasy |
| Genre | Fiction |
| Publisher | E. Burlingame Books |
Publication date | 1991 |
| Pages | 179 |
| ISBN | 9780060182144 |
In 1992 it received the Barnes and Nobel Discover Award, the Commonwealth Club of California Gold Medal in Fiction and the Bay Area Book Reviewers Association 1992 Award in Fiction.[4]
In 1996 it was adapted into a film but it was never released because the production company went bankrupt.[5] In 2009, it was adapted for the stage and produced at Lifeline Theatre in Chicago.[6]
References
- Hampl, Patricia (20 October 1991). "Her Imitation of Christ". NY Times. The New York Times Company. p. 7011. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
- Scharl, Jane Clark (27 August 2018). "The Line Between Holiness and Madness in Ron Hansen's Mariette in Ecstasy". Crisis Magazine. Perceptions Studio. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
- Scalia, Elizabeth (16 August 2016). "Mariette in Ecstasy: A spiritual wellspring of a novel". Aleteia. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
- "Ron Hansen" (PDF). Santa Clara University. 1995. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
- Brown, Dale (14 April 2008). Conversations with American Writers: The Doubt, the Faith, the In-Between. Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. p. 162. ISBN 9780802862280.
- "MARIETTE IN ECSTASY Premieres at Lifeline Theater 2/13". Broadway World. Wisdom Digital Media. 16 October 2008. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
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