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Overview

Thomas Merton's The Seven Storey Mountain was published fifty years ago. It is one of the most influential religious works of the twentieth century, beloved of readers from Graham Greene and Claire Booth Luce to Eldridge Cleaver and Frank McCourt. It sold 600,000 hardcover copies in 1948 and has touched millions of lives since then.

Harcourt is proud to publish a magnificent Fiftieth Anniversary Edition of this great classic, which includes a memoir of its publication by Robert Giroux, Merton's editor, and a brief introduction to Merton's thought by Father William Shannon, his biographer.

Published on the thirtieth anniversary of Merton's death, this edition of The Seven Storey Mountain is a wonderful gift for those who already love the book and a discovery for the new readers whose lives will be changed by reading it.

The autobiography of a young man who led a worldly life and then at the age of 26, entered a Trappist monastery.

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The re-issue of this ambitious autobiography by the Trappist monk, poet and writer Thomas Merton demonstrates this classic's sustained potency and relevance. The book's essential message, along with serendipitous timing when it was first published (in '48, people were apparently ready to read about conversion), combined to make this Mountain move as a best-seller. Today, it offers readers within a still-fractured society a strong antidote to too-easy new-age spiritualism.
The different aspects of Merton's life­his expatriate artist-parents; intellectual and spiritual connections with St. Augustine, Dante and William Blake; and the encouragement of the fatherly Abbot of the monastery that he joined in 1941­set the stage for his performance in the pages of this book. A clear and engaging writer, Merton shows that the glamorous world of 1930s travel, his sudden infusion of Catholic faith and its reinforcement by Trappist asceticism helped reveal God's love for him. What a career that revelation led to: 50 books between 1944 and his death in 1968; 30 more posthumously, most of which are now in print.
While resembling other classic "confessions," (Augustine's was the book's model) Merton's story often reads like Jack Kerouac's On the Road­conversion story as page-turner. And the new edition offers one particular elucidation over its predecessor. The book's original editor, Robert Giroux, revisits this edition with a succinct and insightful introductory commentary about Merton's ability in revealing his own journey while making necessary connections for diverse readers.
Merton's story (aspects of which he had, in1941, remarked to Giroux he could never dare write about) is a reminder that this solitary poet is cousin to other writers­from Walt Whitman to Henry David Thoreau to Flannery O'Connor to Walker Percy­who speak so well about contemplation in a weary world.
­Victor A. Kramer
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Harcourt is pulling out all the stops for this 50th-anniversary edition of Merton's spiritual masterpiece. In addition to the full text, this enhanced version includes an introduction by Merton's editor, Robert Giroux, and a reader's note by biographer and Thomas Merton Society founder Fr. William Shannon. The book comes with a cloth binding and a ribbon marker. Merton's faithful fans will be in seventh heaven over this glorious edition.
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Merton's (1915-1968) spiritual autobiography, first published in 1948, is here presented with a memoir by Robert Giroux on how he came to publish this influential book, as well as a note to the reader from Merton's biographer, William H. Shannon. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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It is in many ways a young person's book, in the best sense of the term. -- Wall Street Journal

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780151004133
  • Publisher: Harcourt Books, Inc
  • Publication date: 10/4/1998
  • Edition description: 50th Anniversary Edition
  • Edition number: 50
  • Pages: 496
  • Sales rank: 236,003
  • Product dimensions: 1.25 (w) x 9.00 (h) x 6.00 (d)

Meet the Author

Thomas Merton (1915-1968) was born in France and came to live in the United States at the age of 24. He received several awards recognizing his contribution to religious study and contemplation, including the Pax Medal in 1963, and remained a devoted spiritualist and a tireless advocate for social justice until his death in 1968. The Sign of Jonas was originally published in 1953.

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  • Posted January 16, 2009

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    One of the best books I have ever read!

    This is one of the best books I have ever read. To read about Merton's journey from basically being an atheist to a devout Catholic is remarkable and inspiring. In the true spirit of every man thinking for himself, he followed his heart and path to God. I recommend this book to anyone interest in learning about an every day individual doing extraordinary things through faith and love.

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