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The Seven Storey Mountain [Paperback]

Thomas Merton
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  • Paperback: 440 pages
  • Publisher: SPCK Publishing; New edition edition (28 Oct 1999)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0281044740
  • ISBN-13: 978-0281044740
  • Product Dimensions: 21.2 x 13.8 x 3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 338,347 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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'A remarkable book, a classic of its kind, written in a vivid, rich and alert style which ranges from crisp vernacular to passionate eloquence, full of picturesque incident and passing at times into religious ecstasy.' --Times Literary Supplement --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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"'It is a rare pleasure to read an autobiography with a pattern and meaning valid for all of us. The Seven Storey Mountain is a book one reads with a pencil so as to make it one's own.' Graham Greene 'A remarkable book, a classic of its kind, written in a vivid, rich and alert style which ranges from crisp vernacular to passionate eloquence, full of picturesque incident and passing at times into religious ecstasy.' The Times Literary Supplement 'A book which may well prove to be of permanent interest in the history of religious experience.' Evelyn Waugh" --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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65 of 65 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
'The Seven Story Mountain' (UK title 'Elected Silence') is a modern classic - an intimate biography of a man in search of God and finding Him in the great silence of a Trappist monastery. Born in France in 1912, Merton lives in American and grows increasingly disillusioned with contemporary society. The book chronicles his conversation to Catholicism and details his journey from atheism to a life amongst Cistercian monks in Kentucky. 'The Seven Storey Mountain' is a spiritual autobiography for anybody who cares about the quest for the soul's final harbour. It is a delight.
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48 of 49 people found the following review helpful
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THE SEVEN STOREY MOUNTAIN is an honest book. The author does not seem to conceal much about his relationships with his friends, parents, grandparents and brother or his life as a monk. His spiritual climb from being totally immersed in the world as an academic to his entry into the Trappist monastery at Gethsemany is portrayed as a torturous struggle. As the book ends the reader gets the impression that many more such battles are still in store for Merton.

When setting out to read books by this author, I recommend beginning with THE SEVEN STOREY MOUNTAIN. It will leave you with a desire to read more about Merton's pilgrimage as reflected in his later works.

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39 of 40 people found the following review helpful
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Thomas Merton has a knack for describing in clear prose his spiritual journey from Atheism to Christ in a manner accessible to any reader. This book is not stuffy and churchified but fresh and full of insight into the condition of humanity in the twentieth century.
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The 7 storey mountain
This was a present for my husband, who had requested it.
He found it most inspiring, and it answered many questions he had had in his mind over the years. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Rufus
Best Ever
I have to say that, at this stage of my life, aged 65, this is the best book I have ever read, in the sense that it is entertaining, literary, breathtakingly impressive. Read more
Published 10 months ago by MKB
Interesting
I enjoyed it and found it very interesting, although Thomas himself in later life dismissed it as a load of "Pap!"
Published 17 months ago by Mr. M. P. Hoadley
Confessions in the Twentieth Century
Thomas Merton's Seven Storey Mountain is an exceptional book which tells the story of his Life, until just after he becomes a Trappist Monk. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Mr. J. E. Norman
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A poor quality recording that wavers in and out of audibility at several points and for sustained periods. Read more
Published on 19 May 2010 by Mr. Mark Cazalet
A person like us
Thomas Merton found the antidote to modern materialism and hedonism, and the hollowness and emptiness that accompanies its desperate pursuit. Read more
Published on 9 July 2009 by Anne Power
What I'm finding in The Seven Storey Mountain
This book is a romance - the story of how Thomas Merton and his monastic vocation got together. In it you will find many vivid details of Merton's life before he became a monk, and... Read more
Published on 12 April 2009 by Hil Bichovsky
A classic, inspiring insight into the pilgrimage of a soul
Thomas Merton writes with moving, often funny, searingly insightful eloquence of his own conversion to Christianity and then his journey to becoming a Cistercian monk. Read more
Published on 3 Feb 2000
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