Godric

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About this book

Godric is the tenth novel by the American author and theologian, Frederick Buechner. Set in the eleventh and twelfth centuries, the novel tells the semi-fictionalised life story of the medieval Roman Catholic saint Godric of Finchale. It was first published in 1980 by Atheneum, and was a finalist for the 1981 Pulitzer Prize.

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4.2/5 · 2507 readers · 178 pages · ≈ 3 h 18 m · Moderate

How long does it take to read Godric?

About ≈ 3 h 18 m — 178 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.Typical novel≈ 5 h 56 mGodric~3 h 18 m

How many pages is Godric?

178 pages in its most-read edition.Typical novel320Godric178

What genre is Godric?

It sits on the Christian Fiction, Fiction shelves.

Is Godric in the public domain?

No — it is still under copyright.

Who wrote Godric?

Frederick Buechner (1926–0).

“Five friends I had, and two of them snakes.”