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William Edmund Barrett (November 16, 1900, New York – September 14, 1986, Denver ) was an American writer, best known for the 1962 novella The Lilies of the Field . Life. Barrett was born in New York City November 16, 1900, to John Joseph and Eleanor Margaret (Flannery) Barrett. His family was Roman Catholic. [1] .
Died. September 14, 1986. Genre. Fiction, Religion, Spirituality. edit data. Willam Edmund Barrett was born in New York City in 1900. He was Roman Catholic which is reflected strongly in his works. On February 15, 1925 he was married to Christine M. Rollman. He attended Manhattan College.
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The Lilies of the Field is a 1962 novel by William Edmund Barrett, who based his depiction of the sisters partly upon the Benedictine nuns of the Abbey of St. Walburga, originally located in Boulder Colorado. The novel was filmed as Lilies of the Field in 1963.
William Edmund Barrett. 4.02. 2,790 ratings326 reviews. One of the most beloved of modern classics returns with a beautiful new cover. The enchanting story of two unlikely friends, a black ex-GI and the head of a group of German nuns, The Lilies of the Field tells the story of their impossible dream—to build a chapel in the desert.
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Entry updated 12 September 2022. Tagged: Author. (1900-1986) US amateur pilot and author, many of whose stories were nonfantastic recounts of World War One combat; he had published Flight from Youth ( 1939) before the war, later incorporating it into The Edge of Things (coll 1960 ), whose three stories all relate in some way to flying.
William Edmund Barrett has 39 books on Goodreads with 6448 ratings. William Edmund Barrett’s most popular book is The Lilies of the Field.
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Sep 5, 2023 · The Lilies of the Field by William Edmund Barrett is about an African American man, German nuns, and their shared goal of making a church in the middle of a desert. The main character, Homer...