About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 33. Chapters: People from Conflent, People from Perpignan, People from Vallespir, Aristide Maillol, Francois Arago, Thomas Merton, John I of Aragon, Robert Brasillach, Martin Fourcade, Andre Marty, Jean-Pierre Serre, Carlo Schmid, Joseph Joffre, Frederick Bousquet, Sandrine Erdely-Sayo, Christian d'Oriola, Jean-Francois Bachelot, Henri Ey, Marc Fontan, Jean de la Hire, Cali, Menachem Meiri, Antoine de Leris, Pierre Restany, Valentin Magnan, Pierre Jonqueres d'Oriola, Alfred Sauvy, David Marty, Jean Galia, Jo Maso, Jacques Arago, Nicolas Mas, Jean Vernette, Guilhem Guirado, Julien Touxagas, Jerome Porical, Georges Coste, Christian Bourquin, Pascal Baills, Patrick Esposito Di Napoli, Thomas Lievremont, Julien Valero, Simon Fourcade, Rene Llense, Leon Comes, Nadir El Fassi, Etienne Terrus, Jerome Schuster, Edmond Brazes, Formit de Perpinya, Jacqueline Irles, Evelyne Thomas, Marie-Josee Roig, Louis Thomas. Excerpt: Thomas Merton, O.C.S.O. (January 31, 1915 - December 10, 1968) was a 20th century Anglo-American Catholic writer. A Trappist monk of the Abbey of Gethsemani, Kentucky, he was a poet, social activist and student of comparative religion. In 1949, he was ordained to the priesthood and given the name Father Louis. Merton wrote more than 70 books, mostly on spirituality, social justice and a quiet pacifism, as well as scores of essays and reviews, including his best-selling autobiography, The Seven Storey Mountain (1948), which sent scores of disillusioned World War II veterans, students, and even teen-agers flocking to monasteries across the US, and was also featured in National Review's list of the 100 best non-fiction books of the century. Merton was a keen proponent of interfaith understanding. He pioneered dialogue with prominent Asian spiritual figures, including the Dalai Lama, the Japanese writer D.T. Suzuki, and the Vi...
