Wheat that Springeth Green
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Wheat That Springeth Green is J. F. Powers's last novel. It chronicles the childhood, adolescence, and adulthood of Joe Hackett, a Midwestern Catholic who becomes a priest and dreams of being a saint. Powers worked on the book for 25 years, and was 71 years old when Alfred A. Knopf published it in 1988.[1] A New York Times review praised Powers's "eye for suburban decor and his ear for clerical idiom, American-style".[2] Wheat That Springeth Green was reprinted by Pocket Books in 1990 (ISBN 9780671682217) and republished by The New York Review of Books in 2000.
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- ^ Spinale, Kevin (7 May 2014). "'Wheat That Springeth Green,' by J. F. Powers: May Selection". America Magazine. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
- ^ Gross, John (30 August 1988). "Books of The Times; A Contemplative Adapts to the World". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 September 2019.