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袣谢褞褔芯胁械褌械 薪邪 褑邪褉褋褌胁芯褌芯
肖褉邪薪褋懈褋 效懈褋褏芯谢屑 械 褋褗褋褌褉邪写邪褌械谢械薪 懈 褋屑懈褉械薪 褋胁械褖械薪懈泻, 褔懈褟褌芯 懈薪写懈胁懈写褍邪谢薪芯褋褌 懈 锌褉褟屑芯褌邪 谐芯 锌褉邪胁褟褌 薪械卸械谢邪薪 褋褉械写 写褉褍谐懈褌械 写褍褏芯胁薪懈褑懈. 小褔懈褌邪薪 蟹邪 薪械泻邪写褗褉械薪 芯褌 写褍褏芯胁薪芯褌芯 薪邪褋褌芯褟褌械谢褋褌胁芯, 褌芯泄 械 懈蟹锌褉邪褌械薪 薪邪 屑懈褋懈褟 胁 袣懈褌邪泄 褋褉械写 芯褌褔邪泄胁邪褖邪 斜械写薪芯褋褌, 谐褉邪卸写邪薪褋泻邪 胁芯泄薪邪 懈 褔褍屑邪. 袥懈褑械 胁 谢懈褑械 褋 褌械蟹懈 薪械锌褉械褋褌邪薪薪懈 芯锌邪褋薪芯褋褌懈 芯褌械褑 效懈褋褏芯谢屑 褍褋锌褟胁邪 写邪 芯褌泻褉懈械 "泻谢褞褔芯胁械薪械 薪邪 褑邪褉褋褌胁芯褌芯"...
袩褉懈蟹薪邪褌 蟹邪 械写懈薪 芯褌 薪邪泄-写芯斜褉懈褌械 褉芯屑邪薪懈 薪邪 袣褉芯薪懈薪, "袣谢褞褔芯胁械褌械 薪邪 褑邪褉褋褌胁芯褌芯" 械 褍胁谢械泻邪褌械谢械薪, 锌褗褋褌褗褉 褉邪蟹泻邪蟹 褋 斜褗褉蟹芯 褉邪蟹胁懈胁邪褖芯 褋械 写械泄褋褌胁懈械 锌芯褋胁械褌械薪 薪邪 写褗谢斜芯泻芯 胁褟褉胁邪褖懈褟 褔芯胁械泻, 锌褉懈蟹胁邪薪 写邪 胁褗褉褕懈 写芯斜褉芯 胁 械写懈薪 蟹褗谢 褋胁褟褌.
袩褉懈蟹薪邪褌 蟹邪 械写懈薪 芯褌 薪邪泄-写芯斜褉懈褌械 褉芯屑邪薪懈 薪邪 袣褉芯薪懈薪, "袣谢褞褔芯胁械褌械 薪邪 褑邪褉褋褌胁芯褌芯" 械 褍胁谢械泻邪褌械谢械薪, 锌褗褋褌褗褉 褉邪蟹泻邪蟹 褋 斜褗褉蟹芯 褉邪蟹胁懈胁邪褖芯 褋械 写械泄褋褌胁懈械 锌芯褋胁械褌械薪 薪邪 写褗谢斜芯泻芯 胁褟褉胁邪褖懈褟 褔芯胁械泻, 锌褉懈蟹胁邪薪 写邪 胁褗褉褕懈 写芯斜褉芯 胁 械写懈薪 蟹褗谢 褋胁褟褌.
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First published January 1, 1941
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A.J. Cronin
179听books469听followersArchibald Joseph Cronin was a Scottish novelist, dramatist, and non-fiction writer who was one of the most renowned storytellers of the twentieth century. His best-known works are The Citadel and The Keys of the Kingdom, both of which were made into Oscar-nominated films. He also created the Dr. Finlay character, the hero of a series of stories that served as the basis for the long-running BBC television and radio series entitled Dr. Finlay's Casebook.
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January 19, 2025
It鈥檚 NEVER over!
When I was 13 years old, my wonderfully wise grandmother came to live with us.
My parents had turned me and my younger siblings into the pampered offspring of a double-income, upwardly-mobile fifties family 6 years previous to this, and the plans for their proud acquisition of a new and modern split-level home - when I turned thirteen - had had enough gracious foresight to provide an ensuite apartment for my grandmother.
鈥淕agi鈥�, as I had brokenly mispronounced the word Granny at 18 months, had stuck as her revered sobriquet. And each visit she made to our previous little bungalow, before the big move that summer, had been for me like Alice following the March Hare into Wonderland.
She always had fantastically imaginative stories to tell us kids! And that鈥檚 not all - for that magical summer of the move, after she came... her THOUSANDS of books were soon to follow her - in a huge Moving Van.
That same van included furniture, artwork and antiques. Many of those were irreparably damaged in the long haul from central Utah. Strangely, that was inconsequential to the young, spoilt kid I was.
For her BOOKS arrived in mint condition!
That summer I PORED over them gluttonously.
She must have seen the gleam in my eyes, for in her will she bequeathed them all to me. And when my wife and I made the big move to OUR house in 1984, my Dad passed them on to us. And THIS - this was the first old book I unpacked - and then READ voraciously, cover to cover.
For I was now Catholic, and recognized Francis Chisholm鈥檚 Dark Night of the Soul as my own!
Yes! And this story of a shiningly idealistic young Scottish priest made a HUGE impression on me. Francis - yeah, right, sounds like Fergus - Chisholm is idealistic, but he has one ACHILLES HEEL: he says whatever鈥檚 on his mind, no matter how awful it sounds.
Like I always did - the same thing. Come heck or high water. I could relate, as you鈥檒l soon see...
***
It was a stressful day seven years later.
All Heck arrived on my doorstop. And just like Father Chisholm鈥檚 long, forced purgatory in China, it took me down a few pivotal pegs!
QUITE a few. Right down the Rabbit Hole, in fact.
Then, later on, again - when 1991 came, the free world was basking in the reflected Glory of Glasnost.
And I?
I was chomping at the bit with suppressed fury at the clubbish oligarchy of a few clannish old boys that ruled my then-current privileged position.
Because privilege has its hard and fast obligations. And I was a free spirit.
So - VERY unwisely - that day I pulled a Pierre 脡lliott Trudeau and quite uncouthly told my boss to fuddle duddle, if you remember that historical vignette. Google it if you don鈥檛.
Stark silence greeted me.
Then ALL of hell鈥檚 fury broke open.
Within three working days I was dropped from my privileged (and upwardly mobile?) middle management platform, to a kick-butt sweatshop of an office supervising a small but defiantly opinionated cadre of clerks.
I (again, unwisely? Yet still honestly) let it be widely known that I was quite pleased with my challenging new r么le - and would never again demean myself by such a surge toward rapid promotion.
Some would say I was pretty dumb. I simply thought myself honest.
But in coming clean I wiped my star-rated career slate clean, as well. At least I no longer had dirty hands. I had broken free.
And now had to prove myself ALL OVER AGAIN.
Now, did my dear grandmother鈥檚 A.J. Cronin novel lead me to THAT?
Well, our Maker works in circuitously serendipitous ways, and I don鈥檛 know much about serendipity, but I do know life can be awfully rum, as one of Stephen Dedalus鈥� buddies said.
And you know what else?
If Father Chisholm could buck ecclesiastical authority and STILL find a home in Glory...
Maybe there was still hope for me! And...
With a few EXTRA points for outraged ingenuousness, perhaps?
Haha. I know, fat chance.
That final, burnt-out year, still a middle manager, I was awarded the Queen鈥檚 Golden Jubilee Medal.
But I was FAR from being ALONE in that honour. Many, MANY more were also awarded it in the Jubilee year.
Many, Much More Deserving, Thousands of Canadians -
But at least... I had given it my Best Shot!
I can say that now honestly.
What stuck with me most about that day, and after all these years I remember them, I still feel their effect...
Were the words our tough-as-nails DG, Gord Hunter, said to me at that moment he put the gold medal on my sagging chest:
鈥淭hat鈥檚 Fantastic, Fergus. You鈥檝e earned it - and I REALLY Mean That!鈥�
Like, you know what I mean?
Like a Million Dollars...
And just like Father Chisholm, at the end of this book:
I had won a Pyrrhic Victory.
When I was 13 years old, my wonderfully wise grandmother came to live with us.
My parents had turned me and my younger siblings into the pampered offspring of a double-income, upwardly-mobile fifties family 6 years previous to this, and the plans for their proud acquisition of a new and modern split-level home - when I turned thirteen - had had enough gracious foresight to provide an ensuite apartment for my grandmother.
鈥淕agi鈥�, as I had brokenly mispronounced the word Granny at 18 months, had stuck as her revered sobriquet. And each visit she made to our previous little bungalow, before the big move that summer, had been for me like Alice following the March Hare into Wonderland.
She always had fantastically imaginative stories to tell us kids! And that鈥檚 not all - for that magical summer of the move, after she came... her THOUSANDS of books were soon to follow her - in a huge Moving Van.
That same van included furniture, artwork and antiques. Many of those were irreparably damaged in the long haul from central Utah. Strangely, that was inconsequential to the young, spoilt kid I was.
For her BOOKS arrived in mint condition!
That summer I PORED over them gluttonously.
She must have seen the gleam in my eyes, for in her will she bequeathed them all to me. And when my wife and I made the big move to OUR house in 1984, my Dad passed them on to us. And THIS - this was the first old book I unpacked - and then READ voraciously, cover to cover.
For I was now Catholic, and recognized Francis Chisholm鈥檚 Dark Night of the Soul as my own!
Yes! And this story of a shiningly idealistic young Scottish priest made a HUGE impression on me. Francis - yeah, right, sounds like Fergus - Chisholm is idealistic, but he has one ACHILLES HEEL: he says whatever鈥檚 on his mind, no matter how awful it sounds.
Like I always did - the same thing. Come heck or high water. I could relate, as you鈥檒l soon see...
***
It was a stressful day seven years later.
All Heck arrived on my doorstop. And just like Father Chisholm鈥檚 long, forced purgatory in China, it took me down a few pivotal pegs!
QUITE a few. Right down the Rabbit Hole, in fact.
Then, later on, again - when 1991 came, the free world was basking in the reflected Glory of Glasnost.
And I?
I was chomping at the bit with suppressed fury at the clubbish oligarchy of a few clannish old boys that ruled my then-current privileged position.
Because privilege has its hard and fast obligations. And I was a free spirit.
So - VERY unwisely - that day I pulled a Pierre 脡lliott Trudeau and quite uncouthly told my boss to fuddle duddle, if you remember that historical vignette. Google it if you don鈥檛.
Stark silence greeted me.
Then ALL of hell鈥檚 fury broke open.
Within three working days I was dropped from my privileged (and upwardly mobile?) middle management platform, to a kick-butt sweatshop of an office supervising a small but defiantly opinionated cadre of clerks.
I (again, unwisely? Yet still honestly) let it be widely known that I was quite pleased with my challenging new r么le - and would never again demean myself by such a surge toward rapid promotion.
Some would say I was pretty dumb. I simply thought myself honest.
But in coming clean I wiped my star-rated career slate clean, as well. At least I no longer had dirty hands. I had broken free.
And now had to prove myself ALL OVER AGAIN.
Now, did my dear grandmother鈥檚 A.J. Cronin novel lead me to THAT?
Well, our Maker works in circuitously serendipitous ways, and I don鈥檛 know much about serendipity, but I do know life can be awfully rum, as one of Stephen Dedalus鈥� buddies said.
And you know what else?
If Father Chisholm could buck ecclesiastical authority and STILL find a home in Glory...
Maybe there was still hope for me! And...
With a few EXTRA points for outraged ingenuousness, perhaps?
Haha. I know, fat chance.
That final, burnt-out year, still a middle manager, I was awarded the Queen鈥檚 Golden Jubilee Medal.
But I was FAR from being ALONE in that honour. Many, MANY more were also awarded it in the Jubilee year.
Many, Much More Deserving, Thousands of Canadians -
But at least... I had given it my Best Shot!
I can say that now honestly.
What stuck with me most about that day, and after all these years I remember them, I still feel their effect...
Were the words our tough-as-nails DG, Gord Hunter, said to me at that moment he put the gold medal on my sagging chest:
鈥淭hat鈥檚 Fantastic, Fergus. You鈥檝e earned it - and I REALLY Mean That!鈥�
Like, you know what I mean?
Like a Million Dollars...
And just like Father Chisholm, at the end of this book:
I had won a Pyrrhic Victory.
March 9, 2014
There are books that one LIKES to read for light fun and escape, then there are books one SHOULD read because they make one stretch and become a better person. This book falls into the "should read" category.
A deep, moving, beautifully written book. It is pretty heavy but in a good way. I found I could read for awhile and absolutely love it but would have to take breaks, then come back for more. It takes time and thought to ingest the messages being taught in the story.
A deep, moving, beautifully written book. It is pretty heavy but in a good way. I found I could read for awhile and absolutely love it but would have to take breaks, then come back for more. It takes time and thought to ingest the messages being taught in the story.
September 27, 2023
A 5-star book for me.
The author's long standalones are my favorites.
A.J. Cronin is an author who received wide public acclaim in the past. He deserves wider recognition today!
This story is about a Catholic priest. We follow him from his childhood in Scotland, through his seminary work in Spain, his thirty-five years of missionary work in China and final return to Scotland at old age.
I am not a religious person. I put the book off because of this. I feared I might not be able to relate to the book鈥檚 religious content. This proved to be completely wrong. The book is satisfying to all who value moral principles and admire people who don鈥檛 give up when confronted by life鈥檚 challenges. In my eyes, the central character is a hero.
The book will appeal to those who demand realism in the telling of a tale. Lots of problems occur. The book focuses on the surmounting of t-e-r-r-i-b-l-e difficulties.
Lots happens. The book is never boring. Exciting episodes pull the reader in.
ALL characters are well woven into the story. Characters met at the start re-enter the tale again later. None are extraneous. Some you will like. Some you will dislike. Each and every one is believable.
This is a book of historical fiction. It is informative. The reader learns about events in China during World War One, Chinese missionary work and the epidemics that scourged the land.
The story has a love thread. That is all I鈥檒l say鈥攏o spoilers here!
Important themes are covered. Is war and killing sometimes necessary 鈥�.or not? If so, when and under which circumstances? Religious tolerance is essential. The poor and disadvantaged are worthy of our respect. Views such as these are stressed.
The audiobook is read by Tore Bengtsson. I could only get the book in Swedish. I鈥檓 happy to have been able to get my hand on it. Of course, I would have preferred it in English. Bengtsson鈥檚 Swedish narration is fine, by that I mean lt鈥檚 easy to follow, so three stars for the narration.
I recommend this book highly, particularly to those readers who appreciate realism and a central character whom one admires, a person with strong principles willing to fight for what they believe is right. Even in the worst of times there remains hope because such a person will not give up!
Standalones:
* 5 stars
* 5 stars
* 4 stars
* 4 stars
* 4 srats
(autobiography)
* 4 stars
* 4 stars
* 4 stars
* TBR
* TBR
* TBR
*TBR
* TBR
Duologies:
1, 5 stars
2. 3 stars
--------------------
1. 5 stars
2. 3 stars
The author's long standalones are my favorites.
A.J. Cronin is an author who received wide public acclaim in the past. He deserves wider recognition today!
This story is about a Catholic priest. We follow him from his childhood in Scotland, through his seminary work in Spain, his thirty-five years of missionary work in China and final return to Scotland at old age.
I am not a religious person. I put the book off because of this. I feared I might not be able to relate to the book鈥檚 religious content. This proved to be completely wrong. The book is satisfying to all who value moral principles and admire people who don鈥檛 give up when confronted by life鈥檚 challenges. In my eyes, the central character is a hero.
The book will appeal to those who demand realism in the telling of a tale. Lots of problems occur. The book focuses on the surmounting of t-e-r-r-i-b-l-e difficulties.
Lots happens. The book is never boring. Exciting episodes pull the reader in.
ALL characters are well woven into the story. Characters met at the start re-enter the tale again later. None are extraneous. Some you will like. Some you will dislike. Each and every one is believable.
This is a book of historical fiction. It is informative. The reader learns about events in China during World War One, Chinese missionary work and the epidemics that scourged the land.
The story has a love thread. That is all I鈥檒l say鈥攏o spoilers here!
Important themes are covered. Is war and killing sometimes necessary 鈥�.or not? If so, when and under which circumstances? Religious tolerance is essential. The poor and disadvantaged are worthy of our respect. Views such as these are stressed.
The audiobook is read by Tore Bengtsson. I could only get the book in Swedish. I鈥檓 happy to have been able to get my hand on it. Of course, I would have preferred it in English. Bengtsson鈥檚 Swedish narration is fine, by that I mean lt鈥檚 easy to follow, so three stars for the narration.
I recommend this book highly, particularly to those readers who appreciate realism and a central character whom one admires, a person with strong principles willing to fight for what they believe is right. Even in the worst of times there remains hope because such a person will not give up!
Standalones:
* 5 stars
* 5 stars
* 4 stars
* 4 stars
* 4 srats
(autobiography)
* 4 stars
* 4 stars
* 4 stars
* TBR
* TBR
* TBR
*TBR
* TBR
Duologies:
1, 5 stars
2. 3 stars
--------------------
1. 5 stars
2. 3 stars
June 24, 2023
Because I am basically a pretty much entirely non observant Catholic (and have always had huge issues with many parts of Catholic dogma and how the Pope is supposed to be considered infallible), I was at first (and in my opinion naturally so) more than a bit worried that A.J. Cronin's 1941 novel The Keys of the Kingdom would (or rather could) emerge as simply being a glorification and celebration of all things Catholic and all things Christian. But no, I truly and fortunately need not at all have worried, and that yes, The Keys of the Kingdom has been both a surprisingly and gloriously delightful personal reading experience for me and one that does certainly also make me consider Cronin as not only a talented writer but equally as someone who pens his words gracefully, emotionally, tenderly and is textually able (and willing) to feature such fraught with potential issues and controversy topics like religion, like Christianity and in The Keys of the Kingdom bien s没r Catholicism without heavy handedness and over-used morality (or religious criticism for that matter).
For while The Keys of the Kingdom textually, narrationally deals with Catholicism, faith and missionary work rather old fashionably and non rebelliously (not surprising with the 1941 publication date), A.J. Cronin's presented text for The Keys of the Kingdom also wonderfully, delightfully demonstrates to us as readers that one can be a priest, that one can do God's chosen and ordained work (and to be helpful towards humanity in general) without adhering in any manner too slavishly to religious based and themed dogma, and with first and foremost, The Keys of the Kingdom having Cronin present that for the main protagonist, that for the Scottish Father Francis Chisholm, doing God's work quietly, being helpful and caring is considerably more important and essential than being evangelical, and that it makes far more sense for Father Chisholm to ONLY choose to convert those people to Catholicism who really and truly want and desire this than to present to the Vatican masses of often dubious converts, who might consider turning to Catholicism as a way to improve their lives and to become increasingly politically and socially powerful. Therefore, while outwardly in The Keys of the Kingdom (and in particular in the eyes of the Vatican, its structure of power and glamour and the all important tenet of conversion and evangelisation) Father Chisholm might be regarded, might seem to be rather a failure (both as a curate in Scotland and during his years China), actually, Father Chisholm's few converts are all shown by author A.J. Cronin as having come willingly and with a truly desire of converting, and that Father Chisholm's life of service and humility makes him truly a follower of Jesus Christ and much of serving of receiving the so-called keys to the Kingdom (and hence of course also the book title being The Keys of the Kingdom).
Descriptive, humanistic, a celebration of life, faith and that doing good deeds quietly is more essential and of much greater spiritual value than bombasticity, religious fervour and being rewarded and accoladed having on the surface and visible success with missionary work etc., The Keys of the Kingdom has been a very much appreciated, enjoyed and also a solidly five star novel for me (and that I am now definitely planning on reading more and more A.J. Cronin).
For while The Keys of the Kingdom textually, narrationally deals with Catholicism, faith and missionary work rather old fashionably and non rebelliously (not surprising with the 1941 publication date), A.J. Cronin's presented text for The Keys of the Kingdom also wonderfully, delightfully demonstrates to us as readers that one can be a priest, that one can do God's chosen and ordained work (and to be helpful towards humanity in general) without adhering in any manner too slavishly to religious based and themed dogma, and with first and foremost, The Keys of the Kingdom having Cronin present that for the main protagonist, that for the Scottish Father Francis Chisholm, doing God's work quietly, being helpful and caring is considerably more important and essential than being evangelical, and that it makes far more sense for Father Chisholm to ONLY choose to convert those people to Catholicism who really and truly want and desire this than to present to the Vatican masses of often dubious converts, who might consider turning to Catholicism as a way to improve their lives and to become increasingly politically and socially powerful. Therefore, while outwardly in The Keys of the Kingdom (and in particular in the eyes of the Vatican, its structure of power and glamour and the all important tenet of conversion and evangelisation) Father Chisholm might be regarded, might seem to be rather a failure (both as a curate in Scotland and during his years China), actually, Father Chisholm's few converts are all shown by author A.J. Cronin as having come willingly and with a truly desire of converting, and that Father Chisholm's life of service and humility makes him truly a follower of Jesus Christ and much of serving of receiving the so-called keys to the Kingdom (and hence of course also the book title being The Keys of the Kingdom).
Descriptive, humanistic, a celebration of life, faith and that doing good deeds quietly is more essential and of much greater spiritual value than bombasticity, religious fervour and being rewarded and accoladed having on the surface and visible success with missionary work etc., The Keys of the Kingdom has been a very much appreciated, enjoyed and also a solidly five star novel for me (and that I am now definitely planning on reading more and more A.J. Cronin).
February 29, 2008
This is probably the most significant book I've ever read. It has shaped who I am and how I approach life more than any other book. I have a very old copy from my grandmother that I reread whenever I feel the need to do a little soul searching.
The book description doesn't do it justice. I strongly recommend it. It is not, not, not a book that tries to convert you to any particular religious belief (the main character is a priest, but his best friend is an atheist, and the main character is sure that there are Buddists in heaven). And, the character could be anyone, which is amazing since most people wouldn't relate to a priest to a good representation of all humankind, but the guy isn't sitting around saying, I'm a priest, therefore... He's saying, I think this is the only way to show love to others, therefore...
It's a heavy book, but it's wonderful.
The book description doesn't do it justice. I strongly recommend it. It is not, not, not a book that tries to convert you to any particular religious belief (the main character is a priest, but his best friend is an atheist, and the main character is sure that there are Buddists in heaven). And, the character could be anyone, which is amazing since most people wouldn't relate to a priest to a good representation of all humankind, but the guy isn't sitting around saying, I'm a priest, therefore... He's saying, I think this is the only way to show love to others, therefore...
It's a heavy book, but it's wonderful.
January 13, 2011
A colleague and friend recently reminded me of the movie of this book in 1944 that starred Gregory Peck. It got me to thinking that it has been easily forty years since I read any A.J. Cronin.
Loyola Press is to be commended for including this novel by A.J. Cronin in its list of Loyola Classics. Cronin (1896-1981) is sadly forgotten today, but I recall in my youth the buzz at my local public library whenever a new book by Cronin appeared.
Three of his better novels, Keys of the Kingdom, The Stars Look Down, and The Citadel made successful transitions to the silver screen and are considered classics of their era.
The figure of Father Francis Chisholm, from his poverty-stricken childhood in the 1870s, through a ministry (largely in China as a missionary from the end of the 19th century until the eve of World War II) perceived by his peers as mediocre, to his old age and retirement, is one that is not easily forgotten. Some of his universalist bromides would most definitely been out of place in the Roman Catholic Church at the time, but Fr. Chisholm is the kind of maverick many of us cannot help but admire.
Loyola Press is to be commended for including this novel by A.J. Cronin in its list of Loyola Classics. Cronin (1896-1981) is sadly forgotten today, but I recall in my youth the buzz at my local public library whenever a new book by Cronin appeared.
Three of his better novels, Keys of the Kingdom, The Stars Look Down, and The Citadel made successful transitions to the silver screen and are considered classics of their era.
The figure of Father Francis Chisholm, from his poverty-stricken childhood in the 1870s, through a ministry (largely in China as a missionary from the end of the 19th century until the eve of World War II) perceived by his peers as mediocre, to his old age and retirement, is one that is not easily forgotten. Some of his universalist bromides would most definitely been out of place in the Roman Catholic Church at the time, but Fr. Chisholm is the kind of maverick many of us cannot help but admire.
August 25, 2015
Why did it have to end?! Why?!
There are two categories of books, Books and "The books", The Keys Of The Kingdom belongs to "The books" category..
A.J. Cronin, took us to different places, diffrent states of mind and diffrent moods, through happy times, cruel situations, heartbreaking events, terror moments, made us smile, get angry and weep..
It's Francis Chicholm, one of the most amazing characters I've ever met, the incarnation of humanity, dignity and sacrifice..
From being mistreated in England by his relatives after the death of his parents to his aunt Polly's arms where he felt much happier to Hollywell religious school, then comes china, where he went as a missionary to Pai Tan, a lost spot with no hope.. There he faced ignorance, plague, nature, wars.. he had been wounded, but he stayed humble, to the end, a pure spirit who always gives and never waits for anything in return.. This was a little resum茅, a lot of things happened, the kinda stuff that gets you glued to the book, yes, this is the kinda books you cannot put down, I remember my sister suggesting it, I started it few years ago but left it after few pages.. one thing is sure, I almost missed one of the best books I've ever read!
There are two categories of books, Books and "The books", The Keys Of The Kingdom belongs to "The books" category..
A.J. Cronin, took us to different places, diffrent states of mind and diffrent moods, through happy times, cruel situations, heartbreaking events, terror moments, made us smile, get angry and weep..
It's Francis Chicholm, one of the most amazing characters I've ever met, the incarnation of humanity, dignity and sacrifice..
From being mistreated in England by his relatives after the death of his parents to his aunt Polly's arms where he felt much happier to Hollywell religious school, then comes china, where he went as a missionary to Pai Tan, a lost spot with no hope.. There he faced ignorance, plague, nature, wars.. he had been wounded, but he stayed humble, to the end, a pure spirit who always gives and never waits for anything in return.. This was a little resum茅, a lot of things happened, the kinda stuff that gets you glued to the book, yes, this is the kinda books you cannot put down, I remember my sister suggesting it, I started it few years ago but left it after few pages.. one thing is sure, I almost missed one of the best books I've ever read!
July 18, 2017
3.5 伪蟽蟿蔚蟻喂伪.
September 9, 2021
This was my first book by this author.
I enjoyed the writing and the storyline, especially Francis Chisholm鈥檚 character. Such a sweet and kind man who had an open mind for the time.
Unfortunately I was not completely hooked, especially emotionally.
Sometimes I was bored. I did not feel engaged while reading it.
I found this book a bit cold or dry. I don鈥檛 know exactly why. Perhaps because I was expecting too much I felt disappointed.
This book was adapted for the screen, back in 1944, featuring Gregory Peck as the main character. I have never watched it, but after this book I鈥檓 planning on.
It may help me to appreciate this book a bit more.
I enjoyed the writing and the storyline, especially Francis Chisholm鈥檚 character. Such a sweet and kind man who had an open mind for the time.
Unfortunately I was not completely hooked, especially emotionally.
Sometimes I was bored. I did not feel engaged while reading it.
I found this book a bit cold or dry. I don鈥檛 know exactly why. Perhaps because I was expecting too much I felt disappointed.
This book was adapted for the screen, back in 1944, featuring Gregory Peck as the main character. I have never watched it, but after this book I鈥檓 planning on.
It may help me to appreciate this book a bit more.
October 4, 2023
Covering over sixty years in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, this book tells the life story of Father Chisholm, a Scottish priest. He has had a most difficult childhood, losing his mother at a young age, and being ill-treated by the relatives who initially took him in. Eventually, his fortunes change, and he is brought to live with his caring Aunt Polly and Uncle Ned. He falls in love with a local girl and is torn about whether or not to pursue the priesthood. The second half of the book follows Father Chisholm to China, where he establishes a mission. While in China, he confronts many trials and tribulations, such as poverty, famine, plague, natural disasters, and war.
This is a story of a good man trying to do his best to follow his faith. He exhibits behaviors and beliefs that put him at odds with the church hierarchy, so he is eventually sent to China. He is compassionate, humble, and tolerant. He would prefer to convert only those who truly believe rather than amass numbers of so-called converts who are joining the church for appearances or to receive payment for duties.
The first half is a coming-of-age tale, and the second is one of perseverance in the face of many obstacles. The first half establishes the background of Father Chisholm and the life events that shaped his character. The second is much more eventful. The primary strength of this book is Father Chisholm. His character is deftly drawn. He has his flaws and recognizes his failings. He comes across as an eccentric who does not yield to pressures to conform. Published in 1941, it can seem a bit old-fashioned at times (e.g., colonialism is an accepted part of life), but it is hard not to enjoy a story about a brave and kind man struggling against the odds to help people.
4.5
This is a story of a good man trying to do his best to follow his faith. He exhibits behaviors and beliefs that put him at odds with the church hierarchy, so he is eventually sent to China. He is compassionate, humble, and tolerant. He would prefer to convert only those who truly believe rather than amass numbers of so-called converts who are joining the church for appearances or to receive payment for duties.
The first half is a coming-of-age tale, and the second is one of perseverance in the face of many obstacles. The first half establishes the background of Father Chisholm and the life events that shaped his character. The second is much more eventful. The primary strength of this book is Father Chisholm. His character is deftly drawn. He has his flaws and recognizes his failings. He comes across as an eccentric who does not yield to pressures to conform. Published in 1941, it can seem a bit old-fashioned at times (e.g., colonialism is an accepted part of life), but it is hard not to enjoy a story about a brave and kind man struggling against the odds to help people.
4.5
July 12, 2018
Vidi il film con un indimenticabile Gregory Peck, tanti anni fa, forse il 1969, e portavo ancora i pantaloni corti. Mi piacque molto e devo dire che faceva giustizia al libro che ho letto solo molti anni dopo, occasionalmente capitatomi in mano. Di grande respiro, profondamente spirituale e umano, il libro andrebbe letto e meditato anche e forse proprio nel nostro tempo.
"Non pensate che il paradiso sia nel cielo, 猫 nel cavo della vostra mano, 猫 dovunque e non importa dove..."
"Non pensate che il paradiso sia nel cielo, 猫 nel cavo della vostra mano, 猫 dovunque e non importa dove..."
December 7, 2010
I read this a long time ago and rediscovered this recently. A Catholic priest thinks he has not done anything to really make a difference in the world but the story tells of the things he has done that have changed people's lives. Read it if you are ever feeling discouraged or unappreciated!
September 29, 2013
"Have a heart that never hardens, and a temper that never tires and a touch that never hurts" - Charles Dickens
Not sure if Dickens had written a prelude to Father Francis Chisholm's character, but this quote symbolises what the protagonist in A.J.Cronin's beautifully written novel "Keys of the Kingdom" stood for.
This proved to be one of the most un-putdownable non-mystery/thriller books for me. I think the book is a biography of Cronin's friend(to whom this book is dedicated) who was a missionary in China for 20 years. It chronicles the life of Father Francis Chisholm right from his young days in Scotland to his years as an unconventional Catholic priest who struggles to setup a mission in China. His ecclesiastical methods(sometimes borderline blasphemous) are always debated by his peers leading to a parish investigation after his return to Scotland from the mission after 20 years. But his deeds outweigh the methods and he eventually comes out unscathed.
The underlying theme of the book is the resilience of the human spirit as demonstrated by the main character. Despite innumerable personal tragedies that he encounters during the course of his life, Father Chisholm always stands up for what he believes is the ultimate truth, that humanity is above all religions. His spontaneous goodness rather than his position as a religious man strike a chord with people he meets.
The narrative flows seamlessly from the beginning to the end. Almost all characters in the novel are well developed but the ones that stood out barring Father Francis were Aunt Polly and the German nun Mother Maria-Veronica.
One might wonder about the seemingly conspicuous absence of 'grey' shades that are quintissential in a human being.But again there lies the strength of Cronin's writing. The Father does have shades of grey like firmly believing in what is right and doing the right thing at the cost of moral conflicts with himself.
What moved me the most was the Father's strikingly 'human' nature, one that was bereft of holy pretensions.
I wouldn't want to delve into any part of the plot and spoil the joy of discovering this wonderful classic that Cronin has so artfully crafted. But I can say with certainty that Father Francis Chisholm is sure to go down as one of the most loved characters in the annals of literary history.
Not sure if Dickens had written a prelude to Father Francis Chisholm's character, but this quote symbolises what the protagonist in A.J.Cronin's beautifully written novel "Keys of the Kingdom" stood for.
This proved to be one of the most un-putdownable non-mystery/thriller books for me. I think the book is a biography of Cronin's friend(to whom this book is dedicated) who was a missionary in China for 20 years. It chronicles the life of Father Francis Chisholm right from his young days in Scotland to his years as an unconventional Catholic priest who struggles to setup a mission in China. His ecclesiastical methods(sometimes borderline blasphemous) are always debated by his peers leading to a parish investigation after his return to Scotland from the mission after 20 years. But his deeds outweigh the methods and he eventually comes out unscathed.
The underlying theme of the book is the resilience of the human spirit as demonstrated by the main character. Despite innumerable personal tragedies that he encounters during the course of his life, Father Chisholm always stands up for what he believes is the ultimate truth, that humanity is above all religions. His spontaneous goodness rather than his position as a religious man strike a chord with people he meets.
The narrative flows seamlessly from the beginning to the end. Almost all characters in the novel are well developed but the ones that stood out barring Father Francis were Aunt Polly and the German nun Mother Maria-Veronica.
One might wonder about the seemingly conspicuous absence of 'grey' shades that are quintissential in a human being.But again there lies the strength of Cronin's writing. The Father does have shades of grey like firmly believing in what is right and doing the right thing at the cost of moral conflicts with himself.
What moved me the most was the Father's strikingly 'human' nature, one that was bereft of holy pretensions.
I wouldn't want to delve into any part of the plot and spoil the joy of discovering this wonderful classic that Cronin has so artfully crafted. But I can say with certainty that Father Francis Chisholm is sure to go down as one of the most loved characters in the annals of literary history.
July 23, 2022
"小胁褨褌 - 褑械 芯写薪械 卸懈胁械, 写懈褏邪褞褔械 褌褨谢芯, 褔懈褦 蟹写芯褉芯胁'褟 蟹邪谢械卸懈褌褜 胁褨写 屑褨谢褜泄芯薪褨胁 泻谢褨褌懈薪, 褖芯 褋泻谢邪写邪褞褌褜 泄芯谐芯... 褨 褌邪 泻芯卸薪邪 屑邪谢邪 泻谢褨褌懈薪邪 - 褑械 谢褞写褋褜泻械 褋械褉褑械..."
"袣谢褞褔褨 笑邪褉褋褌胁邪" - 泻薪懈谐邪, 褟泻邪 蟹邪锌邪谢邪 胁 写褍褕褍, 胁褉邪蟹懈谢邪 胁 褋邪屑械 褋械褉褑械!
袙 屑械薪械 薪械 胁懈褋褌邪褔邪褦 褋谢褨胁, 褖芯斜 锌械褉械写邪褌懈 薪邪褋泻褨谢褜泻懈 褑械 褔褍写芯胁邪 泻薪懈卸泻邪!
袙 褉芯屑邪薪褨 屑懈 褋锌芯褋褌械褉褨谐邪褦屑芯 蟹邪 卸懈褌褌械胁懈屑 褕谢褟褏芯屑 褋胁褟褖械薪懈泻邪 肖褉械薪褋褨褋邪 效褨蟹谐芯谢褜屑邪, 褟泻懈泄 斜褍胁 写褍卸械 "薪械蟹褉褍褔薪懈屑" 褍 褋胁芯褦屑褍 泻芯谢褨, 屑邪胁 褋胁芯褞 褌芯褔泻褍 蟹芯褉褍 薪邪 胁褨褉褍 褨 卸懈褌褌褟, 褌芯屑褍 泄芯谐芯 锌芯褋谢邪谢懈 薪械褋褌懈 褋谢芯胁芯 袘芯卸械 胁 袣懈褌邪泄, 写械 胁褨薪 锌褉芯胁褨胁 35 褉芯泻褨胁 褋胁芯谐芯 卸懈褌褌褟.
携泻褨 褉褨蟹薪褨 械屑芯褑褨褩 蟹邪蟹薪邪谢邪 褟 褔懈褌邪褞褔懈 褑械泄 褉芯屑邪薪. 袨斜褍褉械薪薪褟 褨 谐薪褨胁, 褋屑褍褌芯泻 褨 褉邪写褨褋褌褜, 蟹邪褏芯锌谢械薪薪褟 褌邪 斜械蟹泻褨薪械褔薪褍 谢褞斜芯胁 写芯 芯褌褑褟 效褨蟹谐芯谢褜屑邪. 袧邪褋褌褨谢褜泻懈, 褑械 褋胁褨褌谢邪, 褖懈褉邪 褨 褋泻褉芯屑薪邪 谢褞写懈薪邪. 效械褉械蟹 褔懈褋谢械薪薪褨 薪械蟹谐芯写懈, 褋械褉械写 褟泻懈褏 褔褍屑邪 褨 胁褨泄薪邪, 锌褉芯薪褨褋 胁褨薪 谢褞斜芯胁 褨 写芯斜褉芯, 褋锌褨胁褔褍褌褌褟 褨 胁褨褉褍.
袣芯卸械薪 褉邪蟹 泻芯谢懈 芯褌械褑褜 效褨蟹谐芯谢褜屑 蟹褍褋褌褉褨褔邪胁褋褟 蟹 薪械褋锌褉邪胁械写谢懈胁褨褋褌褞 褨 卸芯褉褋褌芯泻褨褋褌褞, 屑芯褦 褋械褉褑械 泻褉邪褟谢芯褋褜. 袟 泻芯卸薪芯褞 屑邪谢械薪褜泻芯褞 锌械褉械屑芯谐芯褞 褋胁褟褖械薪懈泻邪, 褟 胁褨写褔褍胁邪谢邪 锌褨写薪械褋械薪薪褟.
袗谢械 芯泻褉褨屑 谐芯谢芯胁薪芯谐芯 谐械褉芯褟, 胁 褉芯屑邪薪褨 褖械 褦 褔褍写芯胁褨, 泻芯谢芯褉懈褌薪褨 锌械褉褋芯薪邪卸褨. 笑械 薪械蟹谢邪屑薪邪 褌褨褌泻邪 袩芯谢谢褨, 褑械 写褉褍谐 写懈褌懈薪褋褌胁邪 - 谐褉褍斜褍胁邪褌懈泄 谢褨泻邪褉 孝褍谢谢芯泻, 锌芯写褉褍卸薪褟 锌邪褉邪 邪屑械褉懈泻邪薪褋褜泻懈褏 屑褨褋褨芯薪械褉褨胁.
袛芯 褑褜芯谐芯 褉芯屑邪薪褍 褟 褔懈褌邪谢邪 褨薪褕褨 褌胁芯褉懈 袣褉芯薪褨薪邪, 褑械 "袟邪屑芯泻 袘褉芯褍写褨", "袟褨褉泻懈 写懈胁谢褟褌褜褋褟 胁薪懈蟹", "笑懈褌邪写械谢褜" 褌邪 "袦芯谐懈谢邪 褏褉械褋褌芯薪芯褋褑褟" 胁褨写 褟泻懈褏 斜褍谢邪 胁 蟹邪褏胁邪褌褨, 褟 胁胁邪卸邪谢邪, 褖芯 泻褉邪褖械 斜褍褌懈 薪械 屑芯卸械.
袗谢械 胁懈褟胁懈谢芯褋褟 褖芯, 屑芯卸械 - "袣谢褞褔褨 褑邪褉褋褌胁邪".
袛褍卸械 褉械泻芯屑械薪写褍褞 锌褉芯褔懈褌邪褌懈 褋邪屑械 褑械泄 褉芯屑邪薪 褍 袗褉褔懈斜邪谢褜写邪 袣褉芯薪褨薪邪.
袙褨薪 锌芯褋褨胁 芯褋芯斜谢懈胁械 屑褨褋褑械 胁 屑芯褦屑褍 褋械褉褑褨, 褨 褟 薪械芯写薪芯褉邪蟹芯胁芯 斜褍写褍 褖械 蟹胁械褉褌邪褌懈褋褟 写芯 褑褜芯谐芯 褌胁芯褉褍.
袛褍屑邪褞, 薪械 褌褉械斜邪 薪邪谐芯谢芯褕褍胁邪褌懈, 褖芯 袣褉芯薪褨薪 芯写懈薪 蟹 屑芯褩褏 薪邪泄褍谢褞斜谢械薪褨褕懈褏 邪胁褌芯褉褨胁.
"袣谢褞褔褨 笑邪褉褋褌胁邪" - 泻薪懈谐邪, 褟泻邪 蟹邪锌邪谢邪 胁 写褍褕褍, 胁褉邪蟹懈谢邪 胁 褋邪屑械 褋械褉褑械!
袙 屑械薪械 薪械 胁懈褋褌邪褔邪褦 褋谢褨胁, 褖芯斜 锌械褉械写邪褌懈 薪邪褋泻褨谢褜泻懈 褑械 褔褍写芯胁邪 泻薪懈卸泻邪!
袙 褉芯屑邪薪褨 屑懈 褋锌芯褋褌械褉褨谐邪褦屑芯 蟹邪 卸懈褌褌械胁懈屑 褕谢褟褏芯屑 褋胁褟褖械薪懈泻邪 肖褉械薪褋褨褋邪 效褨蟹谐芯谢褜屑邪, 褟泻懈泄 斜褍胁 写褍卸械 "薪械蟹褉褍褔薪懈屑" 褍 褋胁芯褦屑褍 泻芯谢褨, 屑邪胁 褋胁芯褞 褌芯褔泻褍 蟹芯褉褍 薪邪 胁褨褉褍 褨 卸懈褌褌褟, 褌芯屑褍 泄芯谐芯 锌芯褋谢邪谢懈 薪械褋褌懈 褋谢芯胁芯 袘芯卸械 胁 袣懈褌邪泄, 写械 胁褨薪 锌褉芯胁褨胁 35 褉芯泻褨胁 褋胁芯谐芯 卸懈褌褌褟.
携泻褨 褉褨蟹薪褨 械屑芯褑褨褩 蟹邪蟹薪邪谢邪 褟 褔懈褌邪褞褔懈 褑械泄 褉芯屑邪薪. 袨斜褍褉械薪薪褟 褨 谐薪褨胁, 褋屑褍褌芯泻 褨 褉邪写褨褋褌褜, 蟹邪褏芯锌谢械薪薪褟 褌邪 斜械蟹泻褨薪械褔薪褍 谢褞斜芯胁 写芯 芯褌褑褟 效褨蟹谐芯谢褜屑邪. 袧邪褋褌褨谢褜泻懈, 褑械 褋胁褨褌谢邪, 褖懈褉邪 褨 褋泻褉芯屑薪邪 谢褞写懈薪邪. 效械褉械蟹 褔懈褋谢械薪薪褨 薪械蟹谐芯写懈, 褋械褉械写 褟泻懈褏 褔褍屑邪 褨 胁褨泄薪邪, 锌褉芯薪褨褋 胁褨薪 谢褞斜芯胁 褨 写芯斜褉芯, 褋锌褨胁褔褍褌褌褟 褨 胁褨褉褍.
袣芯卸械薪 褉邪蟹 泻芯谢懈 芯褌械褑褜 效褨蟹谐芯谢褜屑 蟹褍褋褌褉褨褔邪胁褋褟 蟹 薪械褋锌褉邪胁械写谢懈胁褨褋褌褞 褨 卸芯褉褋褌芯泻褨褋褌褞, 屑芯褦 褋械褉褑械 泻褉邪褟谢芯褋褜. 袟 泻芯卸薪芯褞 屑邪谢械薪褜泻芯褞 锌械褉械屑芯谐芯褞 褋胁褟褖械薪懈泻邪, 褟 胁褨写褔褍胁邪谢邪 锌褨写薪械褋械薪薪褟.
袗谢械 芯泻褉褨屑 谐芯谢芯胁薪芯谐芯 谐械褉芯褟, 胁 褉芯屑邪薪褨 褖械 褦 褔褍写芯胁褨, 泻芯谢芯褉懈褌薪褨 锌械褉褋芯薪邪卸褨. 笑械 薪械蟹谢邪屑薪邪 褌褨褌泻邪 袩芯谢谢褨, 褑械 写褉褍谐 写懈褌懈薪褋褌胁邪 - 谐褉褍斜褍胁邪褌懈泄 谢褨泻邪褉 孝褍谢谢芯泻, 锌芯写褉褍卸薪褟 锌邪褉邪 邪屑械褉懈泻邪薪褋褜泻懈褏 屑褨褋褨芯薪械褉褨胁.
袛芯 褑褜芯谐芯 褉芯屑邪薪褍 褟 褔懈褌邪谢邪 褨薪褕褨 褌胁芯褉懈 袣褉芯薪褨薪邪, 褑械 "袟邪屑芯泻 袘褉芯褍写褨", "袟褨褉泻懈 写懈胁谢褟褌褜褋褟 胁薪懈蟹", "笑懈褌邪写械谢褜" 褌邪 "袦芯谐懈谢邪 褏褉械褋褌芯薪芯褋褑褟" 胁褨写 褟泻懈褏 斜褍谢邪 胁 蟹邪褏胁邪褌褨, 褟 胁胁邪卸邪谢邪, 褖芯 泻褉邪褖械 斜褍褌懈 薪械 屑芯卸械.
袗谢械 胁懈褟胁懈谢芯褋褟 褖芯, 屑芯卸械 - "袣谢褞褔褨 褑邪褉褋褌胁邪".
袛褍卸械 褉械泻芯屑械薪写褍褞 锌褉芯褔懈褌邪褌懈 褋邪屑械 褑械泄 褉芯屑邪薪 褍 袗褉褔懈斜邪谢褜写邪 袣褉芯薪褨薪邪.
袙褨薪 锌芯褋褨胁 芯褋芯斜谢懈胁械 屑褨褋褑械 胁 屑芯褦屑褍 褋械褉褑褨, 褨 褟 薪械芯写薪芯褉邪蟹芯胁芯 斜褍写褍 褖械 蟹胁械褉褌邪褌懈褋褟 写芯 褑褜芯谐芯 褌胁芯褉褍.
袛褍屑邪褞, 薪械 褌褉械斜邪 薪邪谐芯谢芯褕褍胁邪褌懈, 褖芯 袣褉芯薪褨薪 芯写懈薪 蟹 屑芯褩褏 薪邪泄褍谢褞斜谢械薪褨褕懈褏 邪胁褌芯褉褨胁.
April 27, 2015
I loved this book when I first read it back in October 2007. Rereading it eight years later I am somewhat less enamored. It's still an excellent story about an amazingly selfless British priest who serves in China at the beginning of the 20th century. Despite the title and main character, the book is ecumenical, although it does tend to be a bit romantic.
Worthwhile read.
Worthwhile read.
April 11, 2021
效褍写芯胁邪 泻薪懈谐邪. 袘械蟹 褋芯谢芯写泻邪胁芯褋褌褨, 褨薪泻芯谢懈 - 褟泻 褏芯谢芯写薪懈泄 写褍褕. 袗谢械 褑械泄 褋胁褟褖械薪薪懈泻 蟹邪褏芯锌懈胁 屑械薪械 褋胁芯褦褞 褋锌褉邪胁卸薪褨褋褌褞, 褋邪屑芯锌芯卸械褉褌胁芯褞, 锌芯褕褍泻芯屑 袘芯谐邪 褌邪屑, 写械 袡芯谐芯 薪邪泄胁邪卸褔械 蟹薪邪泄褌懈. 袙褨薪 薪械 锌褨写谢邪斜褍蟹薪褞胁邪胁褋褟, 薪械 薪邪胁械褉褌邪胁 薪褨泻芯谐芯, 薪械 褉械泻谢邪屑褍胁邪胁 笑械褉泻胁褍 褨 薪邪胁褨褌褜 薪械 锌褉懈泄屑邪胁 褍 薪械褩 褌懈褏, 褏褌芯 薪械 蟹薪邪胁 写芯 泻褨薪褑褟, 褍 褖芯 胁褨褉懈褌褜.
袧邪褉械褕褌褨 锌褉懈褌芯屑薪邪 泻薪懈谐邪 锌褉芯 褌械, 褋泻褨谢褜泻懈 泻芯褕褌褍褦 褋锌褉邪胁卸薪褟 胁褨褉邪
袧邪褉械褕褌褨 锌褉懈褌芯屑薪邪 泻薪懈谐邪 锌褉芯 褌械, 褋泻褨谢褜泻懈 泻芯褕褌褍褦 褋锌褉邪胁卸薪褟 胁褨褉邪
March 9, 2018
I was ready for a book recommended for "innate goodness" and this worked! I would probably have scored it a 4.5, but I am rating up for the lasting value of this novel. A dear Russian friend recommended it as one of her all time favorite English reads. It did take me a little while to get caught-up in it. I felt at the beginning like I was revisiting Dicken's young Pip or David Copperfield. The setting and background were stark and the people indigent, but the trials and tribulations forged a most forgiving and sensitive main character.
Once this maverick minister landed in China the story definitely soared for me. This visionary man cared. The poverty of his childhood perhaps enabled him to adapt and to optimistically find a way to help his new community. I found myself with pen in hand generously underlining passages and even beliefs. His religion was not based on dogma but rather on humility, kindness and a belief that you can look for and find good in diverse places and with diverse people. He would be just as likely to quote Buddha as St. Paul.
I wish I still had the book to reference, but I have already shared it with a granddaughter. Truthfully, I confess that the end brought tears. That is unusual for me. The characters are strong and they grow. The book was uplifting and my take-away is that I want to strive to be a better and kinder person. I choose love.
Once this maverick minister landed in China the story definitely soared for me. This visionary man cared. The poverty of his childhood perhaps enabled him to adapt and to optimistically find a way to help his new community. I found myself with pen in hand generously underlining passages and even beliefs. His religion was not based on dogma but rather on humility, kindness and a belief that you can look for and find good in diverse places and with diverse people. He would be just as likely to quote Buddha as St. Paul.
I wish I still had the book to reference, but I have already shared it with a granddaughter. Truthfully, I confess that the end brought tears. That is unusual for me. The characters are strong and they grow. The book was uplifting and my take-away is that I want to strive to be a better and kinder person. I choose love.
March 5, 2011
I read this book at 14 so here's my memory:
A romantic view of a dedicated man who surrenders everything to serve God (and later be well-played by Gregory Peck). He goes to China, and is beloved by all but the Mother Superior with whom he serves God. But in the end she has to respect his dedication and integrity. He is intellectually gifted but sometimes pragmatically challenged & quirky and although he inadvertently flies in the face of Catholic authorities because of his true holiness they (as of course Catholic authorities do so often!) forgive him his trespasses because they admire his honesty.
He is a wonderfully drawn character & a great ad for priesthood and Roman Catholicism. It was also the perfect way for me to begin to enter the history of China in the early-mid 20th century.
I don't remember the prose style, but I read it with ease at 14. I loved the descriptions of the small Welsh village the Father comes from as well as rural China and relished being transported into completely different cultures, both early-20th century (or late 19th century?) Wales and rural China.
I learned a lot (and if I remember correctly, the information presented was factually accurate) and enjoyed myself enormously.
Of course, I'm a very romantic Roman Catholic kind of girl.
A romantic view of a dedicated man who surrenders everything to serve God (and later be well-played by Gregory Peck). He goes to China, and is beloved by all but the Mother Superior with whom he serves God. But in the end she has to respect his dedication and integrity. He is intellectually gifted but sometimes pragmatically challenged & quirky and although he inadvertently flies in the face of Catholic authorities because of his true holiness they (as of course Catholic authorities do so often!) forgive him his trespasses because they admire his honesty.
He is a wonderfully drawn character & a great ad for priesthood and Roman Catholicism. It was also the perfect way for me to begin to enter the history of China in the early-mid 20th century.
I don't remember the prose style, but I read it with ease at 14. I loved the descriptions of the small Welsh village the Father comes from as well as rural China and relished being transported into completely different cultures, both early-20th century (or late 19th century?) Wales and rural China.
I learned a lot (and if I remember correctly, the information presented was factually accurate) and enjoyed myself enormously.
Of course, I'm a very romantic Roman Catholic kind of girl.
October 6, 2022
Read this as a teenager in a translation, I still remember how much I enjoyed it and that it actually gave some good advice about how to live your life, I have a feeling it profoundly offered basic values to last if not a lifetime then for a long time to come.
October 29, 2020
La lettura non mi ha coinvolto quanto avrei voluto, ma il libro mi 猫 piaciuto. Un po' perch茅 猫 stato un periodo travagliato, un po' soprattutto perch茅 prima del romanzo ho visto l'omonimo film, che del libro 猫 una trasposizione molto fedele, che oltre a raccontare quasi tutti gli avvenimenti del romanzo, lo fa anche cogliendone lo stesso spirito. Quindi in sostanza il "messaggio" del libro per me era gi脿 passato prima della lettura.
Comunque! Il romanzo racconta la biografia di Francis (che diventa Francesco nella non convincente traduzione italiana) Chisolm, scozzese cattolico, dall'infanzia alla vecchiaia. Il tema della fede 猫 centrale, in quanto il nostro, dopo varie disavventure di giovent霉 si fa prete - convinto della scelta, s矛, ma non cos矛 tanto - e finisce a dirigere una missione in Cina tra mille difficolt脿.
Il romanzo 猫 degli anni '30, ma esprime senza dubbio le tendenze moderniste (tolleranti e con cenni di sincretismo) della Chiesa, che avrebbero poi trovato espressione nel Concilio Vaticano II. Il cristianesimo di Chisolm non 猫 dogmatico; decisamente, non esprime una visione tradizionale della religione. Ecco dunque la critica ai "preti di mondo" cui si contrappongono i "buoni atei" che cristiani lo sono nei fatti; la riluttanza, quasi, con cui Chisolm cerca di convertire i confuciani cinesi (Confucio saggio quanto Cristo, dice Chisolm!) e molto altro.
Confrontandolo con un romanzo "simile" per tematiche, cio猫 "Silenzio"di Shusaku Endo, si pu貌 dire che questo "Le chiavi del regno" 猫 di un gradino inferiore, in particolare per lo stile; forse 猫 demerito della traduzione italiana, non lo so, ma il tono generale non mi ha convinto, in particolare la gestione un po' confusa del punto di vista.
Lo consiglio se, appunto, siete interessati ai romanzi che riflettono sulla fede. Il punto di forza del romanzo 猫 proprio questo: la descrizione di un cristianesimo "piccolo" ma non per questo meno importante.
Comunque! Il romanzo racconta la biografia di Francis (che diventa Francesco nella non convincente traduzione italiana) Chisolm, scozzese cattolico, dall'infanzia alla vecchiaia. Il tema della fede 猫 centrale, in quanto il nostro, dopo varie disavventure di giovent霉 si fa prete - convinto della scelta, s矛, ma non cos矛 tanto - e finisce a dirigere una missione in Cina tra mille difficolt脿.
Il romanzo 猫 degli anni '30, ma esprime senza dubbio le tendenze moderniste (tolleranti e con cenni di sincretismo) della Chiesa, che avrebbero poi trovato espressione nel Concilio Vaticano II. Il cristianesimo di Chisolm non 猫 dogmatico; decisamente, non esprime una visione tradizionale della religione. Ecco dunque la critica ai "preti di mondo" cui si contrappongono i "buoni atei" che cristiani lo sono nei fatti; la riluttanza, quasi, con cui Chisolm cerca di convertire i confuciani cinesi (Confucio saggio quanto Cristo, dice Chisolm!) e molto altro.
Confrontandolo con un romanzo "simile" per tematiche, cio猫 "Silenzio"di Shusaku Endo, si pu貌 dire che questo "Le chiavi del regno" 猫 di un gradino inferiore, in particolare per lo stile; forse 猫 demerito della traduzione italiana, non lo so, ma il tono generale non mi ha convinto, in particolare la gestione un po' confusa del punto di vista.
Lo consiglio se, appunto, siete interessati ai romanzi che riflettono sulla fede. Il punto di forza del romanzo 猫 proprio questo: la descrizione di un cristianesimo "piccolo" ma non per questo meno importante.
December 5, 2021
5 NOV 2021 - sometimes when I am up and working around the house at the most unfriendly hour of 4:30 a.m., I am rewarded with a treat - today is such a day. Keys to the Kingdom in film! This is a wonderful old black-and-white starring Gregory Peck and Vincent Price. A powerful scene of love of friendship and respect for an individual occurs when Father Francis' friend is dying. To be allowed to die as one lived, is a true comfort.
"And so I say to you, you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my Church, and the gates of the netherworld shall not prevail against it. I will give you the keys to the Kingdom of heaven. Whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven; and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.鈥� Matthew 16:18-19
I own a very old copy of this book. I feel I now need to read this book.
"And so I say to you, you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my Church, and the gates of the netherworld shall not prevail against it. I will give you the keys to the Kingdom of heaven. Whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven; and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.鈥� Matthew 16:18-19
I own a very old copy of this book. I feel I now need to read this book.
July 20, 2015
My rating: 3,5 stars
Even if this book is another masterpiece written by the Scottish writer AJ Cronin, my favorite book still remains as "The Citadel."
4* The Spanish Gardener
3* Lady with Carnations
5* The Citadel
3,5* The Keys of the Kingdom
TR Hatter鈥檚 Castle
TR The Stars Look Down
TR The Green Years
Even if this book is another masterpiece written by the Scottish writer AJ Cronin, my favorite book still remains as "The Citadel."
4* The Spanish Gardener
3* Lady with Carnations
5* The Citadel
3,5* The Keys of the Kingdom
TR Hatter鈥檚 Castle
TR The Stars Look Down
TR The Green Years
October 14, 2021
Generally, I reserve 5 stars for books that are literary masterpieces in all areas, specifically within the story telling and artistry of the work. However, Francis Chisholm is a character so close to my heart now that I won't soon forget this one. He's sympathetic, strong, and with real flaws. This was a masterpiece in regards to character development and a truly very good story.
Best book of my 2021.
Best book of my 2021.
June 8, 2020
Este libro me ha recordado un p谩rrafo de 'Tartufo', obra del gran Moli茅re: 鈥淐uantos son como vos razonan lo mismo, porque quieren que todos sean ciegos, al igual que ellos. Tener buenos ojos es ser libertino y el no reverenciar vanas afectaciones es carecer de respeto y fe por las cosas sagradas. Pero vuestros discursos no me amedrentan; que s茅 lo que digo y el Cielo ve en mi coraz贸n. No hay por qu茅 ser esclavos de esos fingidores, que hay tantos falsos devotos como falsos valientes, y as铆 como no se ve que, all铆 donde el honor los conduce, los verdaderos valientes sean los que m谩s bullicio hacen, as铆 los buenos y verdaderos devotos, merecedores de que se sigan sus huellas, no son los que tanto gesticulan.鈥�
April 16, 2017
Turpinu iepaz墨t Kronina dai募radi. Gr膩mat膩 Kronins viegl膩 form膩 atst膩sta k膩da ang募u kato募u gar墨dznieka Fr膩nsisa 膶izema dz墨vesg膩jumu on b膿rn墨bas l墨dz pat sirmam vecumam. Lai gan st膩sts ir par kato募u gar墨dznieku, tom膿r par reli模iju k膩 t膩du gr膩mat膩 ir tie拧i tik daudz , lai neliktos p膩r膩k daudz. Vair膩k gr膩mat膩 pat ir par autora amata lietu - medic墨nu. :) Bet paties墨b膩 gr膩mata ir par cilv膿ka dz墨v膿 patie拧膩m svar墨gaj膩m liet膩m. Fr膩nsisa dz墨ve ir k膩 zebras s膩ni: melnais mijas ar balto, meln膩 un pel膿k膩 ir vair膩k k膩 balt膩, bet baltais ir k膩 godalga par s奴ro darbu un ne募auj paklupt un sa募imt zem s奴r膩s dz墨ves nastas. Dz墨ves p膩艞baud墨jumi un gr奴t墨bas par膩d膩s no negaid墨tas puses un pat negaid墨ti lielos apm膿ros. Br墨啪iem pat liekas, ka atliek tikai nolaist rokas un 募auties liktenim. Bet tikai ne Fr膩nsiss.. Gr奴t墨bas vi艈u tikai nor奴da un rada jaunus dz墨ves izaicin膩jumus, kas ved pie jaun膩m uzvar膩m. Jo 墨pa拧s p膩rbaud墨jums Fr膩nsisam ir mision膿拧ana 亩墨nas necil膩 provinc膿, kur vi艈拧 sp膿j izveidot sp膿c墨gu bazn墨cas draudzi. Bet tas prasa tik daudz...
Var tikai apskaust Fr膩nsiss m膿r姆tiec墨bu, god墨gumu apzin墨gumu un god墨gu darba tikumu. Un tikai t膩 ar t墨ru sirdsapzi艈u ir j膩dz墨vo, t膩 , lai nekas nav j膩no啪膿lo un mier墨gi var paskat墨ties spogul墨 dz墨ves nogal膿.
Cauri visam rom膩nam nepiespiest膩 veid膩 vijas Fr膩nsisa m墨lest墨ba pret Noru, kas p膩riet uz vi艈as meitu un t膩l膩k mazd膿lu. Nebeidz pa艞steigt Fr膩nsisa altruisms un cilv膿km墨lest墨ba, sp膿ja uz liet膩m skat墨ties vienk膩r拧i un neko nesare啪模墨jot.
K膩 sal墨dzin膩jums rom膩n膩 figur膿 Fr膩nsisa b膿rn墨bas draugs Anselms M墨lijs. Vi艈拧 it k膩 nav negat墨vais t膿ls, bet tom膿r vi艈a dz墨vesg膩jums izv膿r拧as pavisam cit膩d膩ks nek膩 Fr膩nsisam. Viens dzimten膿 atgrie啪as no 亩墨nas k膩 parasts pr膩vests, otrs k募奴st par b墨skapu. Viens izveido spo啪u karjeru, otrs - ir vienk膩艞拧i cilv膿ku m墨l膿ts un cien墨ts m膩c墨t膩js. Kur拧 ce募拧 ir pareiz膩ks, lai katrs lemj pats.
颁颈迟腻迟颈:
"Ko j奴s saucat par kristieti? Vai to, kas vienu dienu no septi艈膩m iet bazn墨c膩 un p膩r膿j膩s se拧as zaimo, melo un kr膩pj savus l墨dzcilv膿kus? Doktors Teloks t膩 nedz墨voja. Vi艈拧 mira, citiem pal墨dz膿dams."
"Elle s膩kas tad, kad m膿s vairs nesp膿jam cer膿t."
"Pie vi艈a griez膩s ar visda啪膩d膩kaj膩m kait膿m: 膩das slim墨b膩m, v膿dergraiz膿m, klepu, zarnu iekaisumiem, briesm墨giem ausu un acu p奴啪艈iem, kas liel膩koties bija net墨r墨bas vai ar墨 p膩rapdz墨vot墨bas sekas. Bija p膩rsteidzo拧i, cik daudz l墨dz膿ja t墨r墨ba un vienk膩r拧s, r奴gts toniks. Graudi艈拧 k膩lija permangan膩ta maks膩ja tikpat daudz zelta , cik sv膿ra pats."
"Laikam viens no liel膩kajiem m奴su mor膩les un sirdsapzi艈as p膩rbaud墨jumiem ir noskat墨ties otra pan膩kumos"
Var tikai apskaust Fr膩nsiss m膿r姆tiec墨bu, god墨gumu apzin墨gumu un god墨gu darba tikumu. Un tikai t膩 ar t墨ru sirdsapzi艈u ir j膩dz墨vo, t膩 , lai nekas nav j膩no啪膿lo un mier墨gi var paskat墨ties spogul墨 dz墨ves nogal膿.
Cauri visam rom膩nam nepiespiest膩 veid膩 vijas Fr膩nsisa m墨lest墨ba pret Noru, kas p膩riet uz vi艈as meitu un t膩l膩k mazd膿lu. Nebeidz pa艞steigt Fr膩nsisa altruisms un cilv膿km墨lest墨ba, sp膿ja uz liet膩m skat墨ties vienk膩r拧i un neko nesare啪模墨jot.
K膩 sal墨dzin膩jums rom膩n膩 figur膿 Fr膩nsisa b膿rn墨bas draugs Anselms M墨lijs. Vi艈拧 it k膩 nav negat墨vais t膿ls, bet tom膿r vi艈a dz墨vesg膩jums izv膿r拧as pavisam cit膩d膩ks nek膩 Fr膩nsisam. Viens dzimten膿 atgrie啪as no 亩墨nas k膩 parasts pr膩vests, otrs k募奴st par b墨skapu. Viens izveido spo啪u karjeru, otrs - ir vienk膩艞拧i cilv膿ku m墨l膿ts un cien墨ts m膩c墨t膩js. Kur拧 ce募拧 ir pareiz膩ks, lai katrs lemj pats.
颁颈迟腻迟颈:
"Ko j奴s saucat par kristieti? Vai to, kas vienu dienu no septi艈膩m iet bazn墨c膩 un p膩r膿j膩s se拧as zaimo, melo un kr膩pj savus l墨dzcilv膿kus? Doktors Teloks t膩 nedz墨voja. Vi艈拧 mira, citiem pal墨dz膿dams."
"Elle s膩kas tad, kad m膿s vairs nesp膿jam cer膿t."
"Pie vi艈a griez膩s ar visda啪膩d膩kaj膩m kait膿m: 膩das slim墨b膩m, v膿dergraiz膿m, klepu, zarnu iekaisumiem, briesm墨giem ausu un acu p奴啪艈iem, kas liel膩koties bija net墨r墨bas vai ar墨 p膩rapdz墨vot墨bas sekas. Bija p膩rsteidzo拧i, cik daudz l墨dz膿ja t墨r墨ba un vienk膩r拧s, r奴gts toniks. Graudi艈拧 k膩lija permangan膩ta maks膩ja tikpat daudz zelta , cik sv膿ra pats."
"Laikam viens no liel膩kajiem m奴su mor膩les un sirdsapzi艈as p膩rbaud墨jumiem ir noskat墨ties otra pan膩kumos"
June 14, 2024
An all-time favorite, I鈥檝e read this book over and over. In my early years in teaching, it was a perennial summer read. A favorite scene is when the Father, the Methodist minister and his wife, are captured by the Communists and he begins to see the couple in a different light. Not Catholic or Methodist, I love how Cronin depicted the kinship between true believers.
April 12, 2019
Once again Cronin does not disappoint. While I do not agree with the universalism preached in this book, it is still a beautiful picture of the value of personal integrity, and of Christ-like loving and giving of self. I highly recommend this author.
February 24, 2023
A few things to note at the outset: this book is written from a half-Catholic-half-universalist-half-postmodernist perspective. There is a smattering of the "all-roads-lead-to-heaven" belief throughout the book, sometimes presented implicitly, sometimes explicitly, which is not to be commended. (This belief system is presented in very noble garb, but let the reader remember that the end which universalism and postmodernism achieve is nothing less than the complete collapse of a society's morals and culture, something which this author never lived to see but which we are seeing abundantly in the West at present; "tolerance" as a virtue is no virtue at all.) Though much of the book is based on real-life stories, as indicated by the book's dedication, it is ultimately, and most regrettably, a work of fiction, and therefore much of it is exaggeratedly and fantastically written.
And yet, all those things being said, I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It is incredibly well written. The author employs a vocabulary and a writing style the likes of which modern authors do not and cannot imitate. It is as if the author knows how to write without wasting words.
Most of all, this book gives its readers, in the form of the protagonist, a picture of what endurance and longsuffering look like in the Christian life. That concept alone, woven into the fabric of the book and almost never overtly in-your-face, makes this book worth its reading time. The Christian life is not some emotional high to chase, but it is also not a bore. To follow in Christ's example, by faith, requires an endurance and perseverance the likes of which the modern church in the West has almost surely and completely lost. To suffer the persecutions of the world and the wrongdoings of fellow Christians in difficult, and joyful, silence... well, I suppose we all might could learn something about this. And I am the foremost in need of that lesson.
And yet, all those things being said, I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It is incredibly well written. The author employs a vocabulary and a writing style the likes of which modern authors do not and cannot imitate. It is as if the author knows how to write without wasting words.
Most of all, this book gives its readers, in the form of the protagonist, a picture of what endurance and longsuffering look like in the Christian life. That concept alone, woven into the fabric of the book and almost never overtly in-your-face, makes this book worth its reading time. The Christian life is not some emotional high to chase, but it is also not a bore. To follow in Christ's example, by faith, requires an endurance and perseverance the likes of which the modern church in the West has almost surely and completely lost. To suffer the persecutions of the world and the wrongdoings of fellow Christians in difficult, and joyful, silence... well, I suppose we all might could learn something about this. And I am the foremost in need of that lesson.
September 28, 2023
袦褨褋褑褟屑懈 斜褍谢芯 褑褨泻邪胁芯, 邪 屑褨褋褑褟屑懈 薪褍写薪芯. 袝锌褨蟹芯写懈 蟹 袣懈褌邪褞, 蟹 屑褨褋褨芯薪械褉褋褌胁邪 - 写褍卸械 泻谢邪褋薪褨, 邪 芯褌 械锌褨蟹芯写懈 邪薪谐谢褨泄褋褜泻褨, 蟹 芯锌懈褋邪屑懈 褑械褉泻芯胁薪芯褩 斜褞褉芯泻褉邪褌褨褩 - 褌邪泻械 褋芯斜褨. 袟邪谐邪谢芯屑, 薪械 薪邪泄泻褉邪褖邪 泻薪懈谐邪 袣褉芯薪褨薪邪, 褨 锌褉懈 锌械褉褕芯屑褍 锌褉芯褔懈褌邪薪薪褨 胁芯薪邪 屑械薪褨 锌芯写芯斜邪谢邪褋褜 斜褨谢褜褕械. 孝芯屑褍 胁褌褉械褌褦, 屑邪斜褍褌褜, 褔懈褌邪褌懈 薪械 斜褍写褍)
January 3, 2023
校 屑械薪械 锌褉芯褋褌芯 薪械 胁懈褋褌邪褔邪褦 褋谢褨胁, 褖芯斜 锌械褉械写邪褌懈, 薪邪褋泻褨谢褜泻懈 褑褨泻邪胁芯褞 褨 胁邪卸谢懈胁芯褞 褦 褑褟 泻薪懈谐邪!
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袗胁褌芯褉 蟹屑邪谢褜芯胁褍褦 薪邪褕 薪械写芯褋泻芯薪邪谢懈泄 褋胁褨褌. 袉 锌褉懈 褑褜芯屑褍 锌芯泻邪蟹褍褦, 褟泻 芯写薪邪 屑邪谢械薪褜泻邪 谢褞写懈薪邪 屑芯卸械 蟹屑褨薪懈褌懈 泄芯谐芯 薪邪 泻褉邪褖械. 袛谢褟 褑褜芯谐芯 薪械 锌芯褌褉褨斜薪褨 胁械谢懈泻褨 褋褌邪褌泻懈 褨 薪邪谐芯褉芯写懈, 谐褍褔薪褨 褌懈褌褍谢懈 褨 褋褌邪褌褍褋懈. 袙邪褉褌芯 谢懈褕械 屑邪褌懈 写芯斜褉芯 褨 褋胁褨褌谢芯 褍 褋械褉褑褨 褨 写褨谢懈褌懈褋褟 薪懈屑懈 蟹 芯褌芯褔褍褞褔懈屑懈.
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袧邪 写芯谢褞 谐芯谢芯胁薪芯谐芯 谐械褉芯褟, 肖褉械薪褋褨褋邪 效褨蟹谐芯谢褜屑邪, 胁懈锌邪谢芯 褔懈屑邪谢芯 胁懈锌褉芯斜褍胁邪薪褜: 褋屑械褉褌褜 斜邪褌褜泻褨胁, 薪械锌芯褉芯蟹褍屑褨薪薪褟 褨蟹 褉芯写懈褔邪屑懈, 褋邪屑芯谐褍斜褋褌胁芯 泻褍蟹懈薪懈, 褍 褟泻褍 胁褨薪 斜褍胁 蟹邪泻芯褏邪薪懈泄. 袟褉械褕褌芯褞, 蟹邪 斜邪卸邪薪薪褟屑 褌褨褌泻懈, 褏谢芯锌械褑褜 褋褌邪胁 泻邪褌芯谢懈褑褜泻懈屑 褋胁褟褖械薪薪懈泻芯屑. 袗谢械 褨 褑械褉泻胁邪 薪械 蟹屑芯谐谢邪 锌褉懈泄薪褟褌懈 薪械芯褉写懈薪邪褉薪芯谐芯 胁褨泻邪褉褨褟, 写谢褟 褟泻芯谐芯 薪邪 锌械褉褕芯屑褍 屑褨褋褑褨 斜褍谢邪 薪械 褉械谢褨谐褨褟, 邪 谢褞写懈. 袡芯谐芯 胁褨写锌褉邪胁懈谢懈 褍 袣懈褌邪泄, 写械 胁褨薪, 薪械 屑邪褞褔懈 谐褉芯褕械泄 褨 锌芯泻褉芯胁懈褌械谢褨胁, 薪械 斜芯褟褔懈褋褜 褔褍屑懈 褨 谐褉芯屑邪写褟薪褋褜泻芯褩 胁褨泄薪懈, 蟹褍屑褨胁 芯斜'褦写薪邪褌懈 薪邪胁泻芯谢芯 褋械斜械 谢褞写械泄. 袗写卸械 薪褨泻芯谢懈 薪械 胁褌褉邪褔邪胁 谢褞写褟薪芯褋褌褨 褨 褔褍泄薪芯褋褌褨.
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笑械 锌械褉褕邪 泻薪懈谐邪 锌褉芯褔懈褌邪薪邪 褍 2023 褉芯褑褨 - 褨 褟 胁锌械胁薪械薪邪, 褖芯 胁芯薪邪 斜褍写械 芯写薪褨褦褞 蟹 薪邪泄泻褉邪褖懈褏!
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袗胁褌芯褉 蟹屑邪谢褜芯胁褍褦 薪邪褕 薪械写芯褋泻芯薪邪谢懈泄 褋胁褨褌. 袉 锌褉懈 褑褜芯屑褍 锌芯泻邪蟹褍褦, 褟泻 芯写薪邪 屑邪谢械薪褜泻邪 谢褞写懈薪邪 屑芯卸械 蟹屑褨薪懈褌懈 泄芯谐芯 薪邪 泻褉邪褖械. 袛谢褟 褑褜芯谐芯 薪械 锌芯褌褉褨斜薪褨 胁械谢懈泻褨 褋褌邪褌泻懈 褨 薪邪谐芯褉芯写懈, 谐褍褔薪褨 褌懈褌褍谢懈 褨 褋褌邪褌褍褋懈. 袙邪褉褌芯 谢懈褕械 屑邪褌懈 写芯斜褉芯 褨 褋胁褨褌谢芯 褍 褋械褉褑褨 褨 写褨谢懈褌懈褋褟 薪懈屑懈 蟹 芯褌芯褔褍褞褔懈屑懈.
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袧邪 写芯谢褞 谐芯谢芯胁薪芯谐芯 谐械褉芯褟, 肖褉械薪褋褨褋邪 效褨蟹谐芯谢褜屑邪, 胁懈锌邪谢芯 褔懈屑邪谢芯 胁懈锌褉芯斜褍胁邪薪褜: 褋屑械褉褌褜 斜邪褌褜泻褨胁, 薪械锌芯褉芯蟹褍屑褨薪薪褟 褨蟹 褉芯写懈褔邪屑懈, 褋邪屑芯谐褍斜褋褌胁芯 泻褍蟹懈薪懈, 褍 褟泻褍 胁褨薪 斜褍胁 蟹邪泻芯褏邪薪懈泄. 袟褉械褕褌芯褞, 蟹邪 斜邪卸邪薪薪褟屑 褌褨褌泻懈, 褏谢芯锌械褑褜 褋褌邪胁 泻邪褌芯谢懈褑褜泻懈屑 褋胁褟褖械薪薪懈泻芯屑. 袗谢械 褨 褑械褉泻胁邪 薪械 蟹屑芯谐谢邪 锌褉懈泄薪褟褌懈 薪械芯褉写懈薪邪褉薪芯谐芯 胁褨泻邪褉褨褟, 写谢褟 褟泻芯谐芯 薪邪 锌械褉褕芯屑褍 屑褨褋褑褨 斜褍谢邪 薪械 褉械谢褨谐褨褟, 邪 谢褞写懈. 袡芯谐芯 胁褨写锌褉邪胁懈谢懈 褍 袣懈褌邪泄, 写械 胁褨薪, 薪械 屑邪褞褔懈 谐褉芯褕械泄 褨 锌芯泻褉芯胁懈褌械谢褨胁, 薪械 斜芯褟褔懈褋褜 褔褍屑懈 褨 谐褉芯屑邪写褟薪褋褜泻芯褩 胁褨泄薪懈, 蟹褍屑褨胁 芯斜'褦写薪邪褌懈 薪邪胁泻芯谢芯 褋械斜械 谢褞写械泄. 袗写卸械 薪褨泻芯谢懈 薪械 胁褌褉邪褔邪胁 谢褞写褟薪芯褋褌褨 褨 褔褍泄薪芯褋褌褨.
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笑械 锌械褉褕邪 泻薪懈谐邪 锌褉芯褔懈褌邪薪邪 褍 2023 褉芯褑褨 - 褨 褟 胁锌械胁薪械薪邪, 褖芯 胁芯薪邪 斜褍写械 芯写薪褨褦褞 蟹 薪邪泄泻褉邪褖懈褏!
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