Sparrow, The

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The Sparrow is a novel about a remarkable man, a living saint, a life-long celibate and Jesuit priest, who undergoes an experience so harrowing and profound that it makes him question the existence of God. This experience--the first contact between human beings and intelligent extraterrestrial life--begins with a small mistake and ends in a horrible catastrophe.

subjects: Fiction,  Historical Fiction,  Jesuits,  Life on other planets,  Literature,  Romance,  Twenty-first century,  Fiction, science fiction, general,  Fiction, religious,  LGBTQ gender identity,  LGBTQ science fiction & fantasy,  collection:otherwise_tiptree_award=winner,  Science fiction