The Long Loneliness

The Long Loneliness is the autobiography of Dorothy Day, published in 1952 by Harper & Brothers. In the book, Day chronicles her involvement in socialist groups along with her eventual conversion to Catholicism in 1927, and the beginning of her newspaper the Catholic Worker in 1933.[1][2]

First edition
Cover art by Fritz Eichenberg

It has been characterized as "a remarkably candid account, without piety, of her journey to faith".[1] A 1952 review in The New York Times focused on her interactions with communism and her journey away from it while staying true to her radical roots: "This book will not shock anybody. It may touch many, whatever their secular or religious faith, who lament the kindliness and sympathy that Communists found among certain left-wing groups -- and betrayed."[2]

References
  1. McCarraher, Gene (June 27, 2004). "'The Long Loneliness' at 50". Commonweal Magazine (May 3, 2002). Retrieved February 6, 2022.
  2. Duffus, R.L. (January 20, 1952). "Behind the Slogans She Saw the Dream in Men's Hearts; THE LONG LONELINESS. The autobiography of Dorothy Day". The New York Times. Retrieved February 6, 2022.

Further reading
  • Cantwell, Daniel M. (1952). "Review of The Long Loneliness". The American Catholic Sociological Review. 13 (2): 114–115. doi:10.2307/3707377. ISSN 0362-515X. JSTOR 3707377.
  • Cort, John C. (February 23, 1973). "Dorothy Day at 75". Commonweal. pp. 475–476.
  • Fremantle, Anne (March 1, 1952). "'Good Like Bread'". The Saturday Review. p. 12.
  • McMahon, Francis E. (August 4, 1952). "A Catholic Worker (Rev. of The Long Loneliness)". The New Republic. p. 20.
  • Purinton, Carl E. (1952). "Review of The Long Loneliness. The Autobiography of Dorothy Day". Journal of Bible and Religion. 20 (3): 217. ISSN 0885-2758. JSTOR 1458455.
  • Reinhold, H. A. (February 29, 1952). "The Long Loneliness of Dorothy Day". Commonweal. pp. 521–522.
  • Vree, Dale (May 6, 1983). "Rev. of The Long Loneliness". Commonweal. pp. 266–269.
  • White, George Abbott (1973). "Thank More, Need Less: The Catholic Worker". CrossCurrents. 23 (2): 199–205. ISSN 0011-1953. JSTOR 24457843.



This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.