Enclosure
Subtitle: a Trappist tale
By: Jerry Buzyniski
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Place of publication not identified
Language: eng
Number of pages: 678
ISBN-13: 9781465372130
Copyright date: 2011
Subjects: Monks; Fiction; Manic-depressive illness; Religious life; Gay clergy; Gay men
Description: "A revealing glimpse into the confines of a Trappist monastery through the eyes of Brother Andrew, a young, somewhat naïve, novice whose initial perception of the monastery as flawless rapidly disintegrates following his growing awareness of corruption and his desperate struggle to cope with his emerging bipolar illness, his sexuality, and its impact on his vocation. Falling into the depths of despair, Andrew's dormant psychiatric condition explodes and culminates in the delusional emergence of Andrew's nemesis, the faceless monk. After a near-fatal immolation and rehabilitation, he is finally able to scratch out his two-word message: 'kill me'."--Page 4 of cover.
Notes: "Rev. date: 04/01/2013"--Title page verso.