The Celibate

Michael Arditti

first published 1993 Soho Press, 1997 341 pages

A homosexual priest in London suffers a crisis of faith, quits his order and obtains work taking visitors on a tour of murders committed by the 19th century serial killer, Jack the Ripper. As he indulges in his passion for boys, the priest meditates on the Passion. By the author of Pagan's Father.

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Celibate edition · 2014 · Arcadia Books Limited · 320 pages · 9781906413224
Celibate edition · 2009 · Arcadia Books Limited · 9781908129345
The Celibate paperback · 2000 · Soho Press · 9781569471845
The celibate edition · 1997 · Soho Press · 341 pages
Celibate edition · 1997 · Penguin Random House · 9780749386948
The Celibate paperback · 1994 · Sinclair-Stevenson: London, England · 352 pages · 9781856194068
The Celibate hardcover · 1993 · Sinclair-Stevenson Ltd · 352 pages · 9781856192194

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