Description
by
Denise Giardina (Author)
A sweeping novel of a true-life hero–Dietrich Bonhoeffer, the German theologian and Nazi resister–in the tradition of “Schindler’s List”.
Front Jacket
In the charnel house that was Europe in the Second World War, there were few instances of shining moral courage, let along secular sainthood. Dietrich Bonhoeffer, the German theologian and Nazi resister was the exception. This emblematic figure risked his life–and finally lost it–through his participation in a failed plot to assassinate Hitler and topple his regime. Saints and Villains gives us this exemplary life in a sweeping narrative that is bold in conception and utterly convincing in its power of imaginative reconstruction.
Back Jacket
DIETRICH BONHOEFFER, THE GERMAN THEOLOGIAN AND NAZI RESISTER, WAS THE EXCEPTION. THIS EMBLEMATIC FIGURE RISKED HIS LIFE — AND FINALLY LOST IT — THROUGH HIS PARTICIPATION IN A FAILED PLOT TO ASSASSINATE HITLER AND TOPPLE HIS REGIME. SAINTS AND VILLAINS GIVES US THIS EXEMPLARY LIFE IN A SWEEPING NARRATIVE THAT IS BOLD IN CONCEPTION AND UTTERLY CONVINCING IN ITS POWER OF IMAGINATIVE RECONSTRUCTION.
Author Biography
Denise Giardina was born and raised in West Virginia. She is the author of Good King Harry, Saints and Villains, Storming Heaven, and The Unquiet Earth.
Number of Pages: 512Dimensions: 0.7 x 8 x 5.1 INPublication Date: February 09, 1999Award: Boston Book Review (1999)Accelerated Reader:Quiz Name: Saints and VillainsInterest Level: Upper Grades, 9-12Reading Level: 6Point Value: 31
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