The Long Loneliness Explained

The Long Loneliness is the autobiography of Dorothy Day, published in 1952 by Harper & Brothers. In the book, Day chronicles her involvement in socialist groups along with her eventual conversion to Catholicism in 1927, and the beginning of her newspaper the Catholic Worker in 1933.^{[1] [2]}

It has been characterized as "a remarkably candid account, without piety, of her journey to faith".^[1] A 1952 review in The New York Times focused on her interactions with communism and her journey away from it while staying true to her radical roots: "This book will not shock anybody. It may touch many, whatever their secular or religious faith, who lament the kindliness and sympathy that Communists found among certain left-wing groups -- and betrayed."^[2]

Further reading

• Cantwell . Daniel M. . Review of The Long Loneliness . The American Catholic Sociological Review . 13 . 2 . 114–115 . 1952 . 10.2307/3707377 . 0362-515X . 3707377 . mdy-all .
• News: Cort . John C. . Dorothy Day at 75 . . 475–476 . 1973-02-23 . en . mdy-all .
• News: Fremantle . Anne . 'Good Like Bread' . The Saturday Review . 12 . 1952-03-01 . en . mdy-all .
• McMahon . Francis E. . A Catholic Worker (Rev. of The Long Loneliness) . . 20 . 1952-08-04 . en . mdy-all .
• Purinton . Carl E. . Review of The Long Loneliness. The Autobiography of Dorothy Day . Journal of Bible and Religion . 20 . 3 . 217 . 1952 . 0885-2758 . 1458455 . mdy-all .
• News: Reinhold . H. A. . The Long Loneliness of Dorothy Day . . 521–522 . 1952-02-29 . en . mdy-all .
• News: Vree . Dale . Rev. of The Long Loneliness . . 266–269 . 1983-05-06 . en . mdy-all .
• White . George Abbott . Thank More, Need Less: The Catholic Worker . CrossCurrents . 23 . 2 . 199–205 . 1973 . 0011-1953 . 24457843 . mdy-all .

Notes and References

1. McCarraher . Gene . 'The Long Loneliness' at 50 . Commonweal Magazine . June 27, 2004 . May 3, 2002 . February 6, 2022.
2. News: Duffus . R.L. . Behind the Slogans She Saw the Dream in Men's Hearts; THE LONG LONELINESS. The autobiography of Dorothy Day. . February 6, 2022 . The New York Times . January 20, 1952.