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001			on1012118932
003			OCoLC
005			20180722225326.0
008			171117s2017 nyu 000 1 eng d
040			_aNFG _erda _cNFG
020			_a9780062846525
020			_a0062846523
035			_a(OCoLC)1012118932
092			_aWerner _bChristoph
049			_aNFGA
100	1		_aWerner, Christoph, _eauthor. _9343838
245	1	0	_aShadows of my father : _bthe memoirs of Martin Luther's son : a novel / _cChristoph Werner ; translated by Michael Leonard.
250			_aFirst HarperCollins paperback edition
264		1	_aNew York, NY : _bHarper Legend, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, _c2017.
264		4	_c©2017
300			_avi, 342 pages ; _c21 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
520			_aIn 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 raised in a harsh religious household who turns his faith to saving lives instead of souls, eventually becoming a royal doctor. Christoph Werner vividly recreates the world of sixteenth-century Germany, a time of wars and famines when a Kaiser battles to keep an empire together, and faith and tradition clash with education and reason--giving birth to superstition and shaking the foundations of a Catholic Church already riven by internal conflict. A thoughtful, insightful lens into one of the most famous figures, one of the most profound historical events, and one of the most turbulent periods in our past, Shadows of My Father reveals an intriguing, historically accurate, and all-too-human side of Martin Luther and his lasting legacy.
600	1	0	_aLuther, Martin, _d1483-1546 _vFiction. _9214012
650		0	_aFathers and sons _vFiction. _92531
651		0	_aGermany _xHistory _vFiction. _9182214
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