Entering the Silence : Becoming a Monk and Writer, the Journals of Thomas Merton, Volume 2; 1941-1952

In the second volume of Thomas Merton's journals, he advances through the first monastic years to the priesthood, struggling to balance a vocation to solitude with a budding literary career. These journal entries of eleven years chronicle Merton's early relationships with his agent and editors who shaped the monk's writing career. Index.