by Gregory Blake Smith (Author)
From Simon & Schuster, The Divine Comedy of John Venner is Gregory Blake Smith's unforgettable novel.
John Venner, a thirty-five-year-old doctor of divinity at a small New England college near one of America's last Shaker outposts, becomes obsessed with a shapely Shaker virgin and battles the conflicting emotions brought on by the yearnings of the flesh and the spirit.Author Biography
Gregory Blake Smith is the award-winning author of several novels including The Divine Comedy of John Venner, a New York Times Notable Book. He is a Professor of English and the Liberal Arts at Carleton College.
Number of Pages: 272
Dimensions: 0.68 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN
Publication Date: September 14, 2007