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Anthony Burgess’s *Earthly Powers* explores the entanglement of faith, science, and ambition through the eyes of a diverse cast of characters. A cardinal, an older gay scientist, and a young journalist journey to Guyana in an attempt to harness and control supernatural phenomena. Their pursuit of miracles ultimately leads to the tragic Jonestown mass suicide of 1978, exposing the danger of unchecked obsession and the moral limits of power.
First publish date: 1980
Genre: General Fiction/General Fiction
Authors: Anthony Burgess
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