Prisoner of the Vatican

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PRISONER OF THE VATICAN
"This masterful investigation by David Kertzer yields a tangled web of intrigue, duplicity, plots and counterplots, war and violence, naive faith and human fallibility. An engrossing account of a fascinating moment in history."
- jonathan harr
"This book is a gift to everyone who welcomes the emergence of buried history, and a boon to anyone who has ever wondered about the origins of the wonderful, tenuously unified place called modern Italy."
— tracy kidder
"Prisoner of the Vatican reads like exciting fiction. And it has astounding contemporary relevance."
— alfred uhry
"Like all great chronicles, Prisoner of the Vatican is the history of a conspiracy. Working with hitherto unseen documents in the Vatican Library, Kertzer once again proves himself a truly compelling historian."
— andre aciman
"Pius IX was a great pope and a fascinating figure in the enduring tension between church and state. No one has written more persuasively... Tovább

Fülszöveg

ADVANCE PRAISE FOR
PRISONER OF THE VATICAN
"This masterful investigation by David Kertzer yields a tangled web of intrigue, duplicity, plots and counterplots, war and violence, naive faith and human fallibility. An engrossing account of a fascinating moment in history."
- jonathan harr
"This book is a gift to everyone who welcomes the emergence of buried history, and a boon to anyone who has ever wondered about the origins of the wonderful, tenuously unified place called modern Italy."
— tracy kidder
"Prisoner of the Vatican reads like exciting fiction. And it has astounding contemporary relevance."
— alfred uhry
"Like all great chronicles, Prisoner of the Vatican is the history of a conspiracy. Working with hitherto unseen documents in the Vatican Library, Kertzer once again proves himself a truly compelling historian."
— andre aciman
"Pius IX was a great pope and a fascinating figure in the enduring tension between church and state. No one has written more persuasively about him than David Kertzer."
— denis mack smith, fellow of the British Academy and Wolfson College, Oxford
"Kertzer's careful scholarship and lucid writing make the human character of this religious institution quite clear."
— james carroll
"A chilling and timely warning of what happens when religious power becomes synonymous with political power. If you love Italy, if you love Rome, this book is essential reading."
— john guare
"Kertzer brings fresh research and lively exposition to this complex and crucial chapter in the inseparable histories of modern Italy and the modern papacy."
— lester k. little, director, American Academy of Rome
"As magically spellbinding as it is enlightening, replete with colorful characters and complex international and ecclesiastical politics and intrigue. Kertzer is a national treasure and his latest book another masterpiece."
— kevin madigan, associate professor, Harvard Divinity School Vissza