In the Gaza Strip, growing up on land owned by his family for centuries, eleven-year-old Yousef is preoccupied by video games, school pranks, and meeting his father's impossibly high standards. Everything changes when the Second Intifada erupts and soldiers occupy the family home. Yousef's father re
Shadows of my father: the memoirs of Martin Luther's son: a novel
โ Scribed by Christoph Werner
- Publisher
- HarperCollins;Harper Legend
- Year
- 2017
- Tongue
- en-US
- Weight
- 260 KB
- Edition
- First U.S. edition
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 0062791699
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
In celebration of the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, an enthralling and original novel that brings to life one of Christianity's most significant figures, Martin Luther, and the tumultuous world of late medieval Germany that shaped--and was reshaped by--him, told through the fictional letters and diary entries of his youngest son, Paul.
Growing up in the shadow of his strict and pious father, Paul Luther rejected Martin's singular devotion. Unwilling to join his father's fanatical disciples, Paul became critical of his famous father's critiques, and instead turned his interest and intellect to science and medicine. Yet Martin Luther remained a presence that haunted Paul's life and transformed his world.
Shadows of My Father paints a vivid and atmospheric picture of Martin Luther, including his day-to-day life, his break with the Catholic Church, and his singular dedication in sustaining the Reformation. It is also a portrait of a rebellious son...
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