Malcolm Muggeridge: A Biography (Paperback)

by Gregory Wolfe (Author)

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"Gregory Wolfe has done a lot of hard work and set down the facts, many which were new to me." -- Paul Johnson, author, The Birth of the Modern

"Gregory Wolfe tells this riveting life-story with the verve that it deserves." -- Christian Scholar's Review

"Wolfe's book is bound to become the definitive biography of Muggeridge." -- Publishers Weekly

"Wolfe's work will be the standard for Muggeridge studies for years to come." -- Larry Wiowode, author of Poppa John

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Malcom Muggeridge (1903–1990), British writer and social critic, was one of the most brilliant controversialists and media personalities of his generation. Gregory Wolfe’s acclaimed biography draws on unpublished diaries, correspondence, interviews, and Muggeridge’s prolific writings to chronicle the long and turbulent life of this legendary figure. This edition, which marks the centenary of Muggeridge’s birth, makes Wolfe’s Muggeridge available in quality paperback for the first time in North America.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 490 pages
• Publisher: Intercollegiate Studies Inst; Pbk edition (April 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1932236066
• ISBN-13: 978-1932236064
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,073,751 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Reviews from the Publisher, November 24, 1997

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This review is from: Malcolm Muggeridge: A Biography (Hardcover)

Malcom Muggeridge (1903-1990), British writer and social critic, was one of the most brilliant controversialists and media personalities of his generation. This new biography draws on unpublished diaries, correspondence, interviews, and Muggeridge's prolific writings to chronicle the long and turbulent life of this legendary figure.

"Wolfe's book is bound to become the definitive biography of Muggeridge." Publisher's Weekly

"Wolfe has entered his subject's life in the most unobtrusive and salutary way, by adopting the attitude of a servant, so that the reader rides at the turbulent center of one of the most quixotic, troubled, and fascinating figures of twentieth-century Christendom. This biography is both an inspiration and a call to repentance to any who think they can exist as 'carnal' Christians. There's hardly anything Muggeridge didn't try until the Lord laid him low. Wolfe's work will be the standard for Muggeridge studies for years to come." Larry Wiowode, author of Poppa John

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Man for All seasons, July 14, 2003

By	George P. Shadroui (Memphis, Tennessee United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Malcolm Muggeridge is a literary icon of sorts, a man who called Orwell, Greene and Powell friends, whose image was displayed in Madame Tussaud's Waxworks Museum in London, who was a celebrity editor and tv personality in Britain for much of his life. Yet, it is the final journey of his life, toward spiritual growth and faith, that makes him a lasting figure on the literary scene, and one of the most celebrated Christian writers of the century. Gregory Wolfe's able biography takes us through his literary and spiritual journey, from the dark days of his infidelities and his contemplation of suicide to his saintly days as promoter of Mother Teresea and debater of Bill Buckley. Wolfe introduces us to a wonderful thinker and pundit, and does so without pulling punches, but I would also recommend Muggeridge's own Chronciles of Wasted Time. A shame he never completed the final part of this memoir, for it is a classic in the confessional genre.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A man did not shy from speaking out, August 8, 2003

By	Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

A very strongly recommended addition to academic and community library collections, Malcolm Muggeridge: A Biography is a straightforward study of the life and impact of Malcolm Muggeridge (1903-1990), a British writer and social critic at the center of controversy for his generation. In his creation of an absorbing portrait of a man did not shy from speaking out, biographer Gregory Wolfe has created an informed and definitive presentation on one of the most influential minds of the 20th Century.