Robert Keable
Robert Keable was a British novelist, formerly a missionary and priest in the Church of England. He resigned his ministry following his experiences in the First World War and caused a scandal with his 1921 novel Simon Called Peter, the tale of a priest's wartime affair with a young nurse. The book sold 600,000 copies in the 1920s alone, was referenced in The Great Gatsby, and was cited in a double murder investigation. Fêted in the United States, but critically less than well-received, Keable moved to Tahiti where he continued to write, producing both novels and theological works, until his death at age 40 of kidney disease.
Peradventure; or, The Silence of God
In a world of faith and hardship, a zealous young man confronts the silence of the divine as he attempts to bring salvation to a community shrouded in poverty.
By Robert Keable
Simon Called Peter
Amidst the ruins of war, a clergyman wrestles with love and duty as his beliefs are challenged by the harsh realities of a shattered world.
By Robert Keable
The Priest's Tale - Père Etienne From "The New Decameron", Volume III.
In a remote African town, an old man's lifelong wait for a prophesied priest clashes with the reality of the missionary who arrives, challenging both their faiths and expectations.
By Robert Keable