Light of the Night: The Last Eighteen Months in the Life of Th'r'se of Lisieux

By Jean-François Six

Book Overview

Th r se of Lisieux died on 30 September 1897. Nine months later, the now classic Story of a Soul appeared and proved an immediate success. However, when historians had access fifty years later to manuscripts written by Th r se they were surprised to discover enormous differences between these texts and the published version of Story of a Soul.

Jean-Fran ois Six has written this new book with two purposes. First, he recalls the history of how Mother Agn s, Prioress of the Carmelite convent and sister of Th r se altered and completed Th r se's text so that it became a travesty of the original. Secondly he re-establishes the truth of the last months of Th r se's life, her authentic spiritual message, and her contribution to the history of mysticism.

Here is a key study and a crucial work of rehabilitation.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0268013217
• ISBN13: 9780268013219
• Release Date: March 1998
• Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.3" x 8.5"