ROLAND MERULLO is the acclaimed author of fifteen previous books, including Revere Beach Boulevard, Golfing with God, and Breakfast with Buddha. Merullo's work has been translated into German, Spanish, Korean, and Croatian, and he has won numerous prizes, including the Massachusetts Book Awards in both fiction and nonfiction. He lives in Massachusetts with his wife and two children.
"The Delight of Being Ordinary is a thrilling book, a rip-roaring,
risk-taking literary tour de force that kept me up late and moved
me deeply. Bursting with laughter and suffused with the divine
comedy of the human condition, the story makes our complicated
world seem a broader, more generous place. In this ultimate
celebrity road trip, Merullo has written a love story for our
times."
--Susan Cheever, author of Home Before Dark "Another genre-defying
installment in Merullo's engaging series of seriocomic religious
novels . . . Admirers of previous volumes will recognize Merullo's
knack for depicting goodness without treacle in his deft portraits
of the pope and the Dalai Lama, and a La Dolce Vita-esque party
scene spotlights his ability to discern humanity in the most
decadent circumstances.... moving and unnerving . . . Lucid,
unpretentious fiction spotlighting the drama of trying to make the
divine part of our everyday lives."
--Kirkus, starred review "A quirky but uplifting story in which
Paolo de Padova, first assistant and cousin to Pope Francis, is
asked to whisk away the pope and the visiting Dalai Lama on a
clandestine vacation . . . Merullo's newest is a thoughtful,
compassionate, and mature work, a 'Christian- Buddhist-agnostic
prayer' to the world, and readers will find a pleasant surprise in
its conclusion."
--Publishers Weekly "Whimsical and irreverent, Merullo's parable
meanders through divine doctrines and human relationships,
attaining insights where least expected . . . A charming story
celebrating connections over divisions that will especially thrill
devotees of Merullo's Buddha Trilogy"
--Booklist
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