Mary Doria Russell
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born
January 01, 1950
gender
female
place of birth
United States
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genre
Science Fiction & Fantasy, Literature & Fiction
about this author
Mary Doria Russell (born 1950) is an American author. She was born in the suburbs of Chicago. Her parents were both in the military; her father was a Marine Corps drill sergeant, and her mother was a Navy nurse.
books by Mary Doria Russell
combine editionsavg rating: 4.13 | 8231 ratings | 4 distinct works
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The Sparrow (Paperback) by Mary Doria Russell avg rating 4.26 — 3224 ratings — published 1996 11 editions |
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Children of God (Ballantine Reader's Circle) by Mary Doria Russell avg rating 4.00 — 1356 ratings — published 1999 7 editions |
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A Thread of Grace (Paperback) by Mary Doria Russell avg rating 3.93 — 883 ratings — published 2005 9 editions |
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Dreamers of the Day: A Novel (Hardcover) by Mary Doria Russell avg rating 3.59 — 233 ratings — published 2008 4 editions |
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quotes by Mary Doria Russell
"Celestina Giuliani learned the word "slander" at her cousin's baptism."
— Mary Doria Russell (Children of God (Ballantine Reader's Circle))
— Mary Doria Russell (Children of God (Ballantine Reader's Circle))
"On December 7, 2059, Emilio Sandoz was released from the isolation ward of Salvator Mundi Hospital in the middle of the night and transported in a bread van to the Jesuit residence at Number 5 Borgo Santo Spirito, a few minutes' walk across St. Peter's Square from the Vatican."
— Mary Doria Russell (The Sparrow)
— Mary Doria Russell (The Sparrow)
"The Jewish sages also tell us that God dances when His children defeat Him in argument, when they stand on their feet and use their minds. So questions like Anne's are worth asking. To ask them is a very fine kind of human behavior. If we keep demanding that God yield up His answers, perhaps some day we will understand them. And then we will be something more than clever apes, and we shall dance with God."
— Mary Doria Russell (The Sparrow)
— Mary Doria Russell (The Sparrow)
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