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A God in Need of Help

Sean Dixon

Casa editrice: Coach House Books

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Nominated for the 2014 Governor General's Literary Award for Drama
  
   
  
   It's 1606 and Europe is at war over God. At the behest of the Holy Roman Emperor, Rudolf II, Venice's four strongest men are charged with transporting a holy painting - Albrecht Dürer's  The Brotherhood of the Rosary  - across the Alps to Prague. In the small Alpine village of Pusterwald, they are set upon by Protestant zealots; their escape is attributed to a miracle.
  
   
  
   The strongmen and their captain are summoned to an inquiry, led by the magistrate of Venice and the cardinal archbishop of Milan, to determine whether something divine did indeed occur. Each man's recounting adds a layer of colour to the canvas.
  
   
  
   Through this vividly painted mystery, inspired by true events, Sean Dixon challenges the role of faith at thedawn of the Age of Reason.
Disponibile da: 16/04/2014.
Lunghezza di stampa: 120 pagine.

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