David I Kertzer: 6 books
The Pope Who Would Be King
The Exile of Pius IX and the Emergence of Modern Europe
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2018
The Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Pope and Mussolini tells the story of the bloody revolution that stripped the pope of political power and signaled the birth of modern Europe.
“[David I.] Kertzer’s brilliant treatment of the crisis in the papacy between 1846 and 1850 reads like...
The Popes Against the Jews
The Vatican's Role in the Rise of Modern Anti-Semitism
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2007
In this meticulously researched, unflinching, and reasoned study, National Book Award finalist David I. Kertzer presents shocking revelations about the role played by the Vatican in the development of modern anti-Semitism. Working in long-sealed Vatican archives, Kertzer unearths startling evidence...
The Pope and Mussolini
The Secret History of Pius XI and the Rise of Fascism in Europe
Language: English
Release Date: January 28, 2014
PULITZER PRIZE WINNER • NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
From National Book Award finalist David I. Kertzer comes the gripping story of Pope Pius XI’s secret relations with Italian dictator Benito Mussolini. This groundbreaking work, based on seven years...
O papa e Mussolini
A conexão secreta entre Pio XI e a ascensão do fascismo na Europa
Language: Portuguese
Release Date: March 21, 2017
Vencedor do Prêmio Pulitzer revela de forma inédita o papel da Igreja Católica no regime fascistaEm muitos aspectos, Pio XI e o “Duce” não poderiam ter personalidades mais diferentes. No entanto, havia muito em comum. Não acreditavam na democracia e abominavam o comunismo. Eram propensos...
by David I. Kertzer
Language: English
Release Date: December 30, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: December 30, 2008
**Soon to be a major motion picture from Steven Spielberg.
A National Book Award Finalist**
The extraordinary story of how the vatican's imprisonment of a six-year-old Jewish boy in 1858 helped to bring about the collapse of the popes' worldly power in Italy.
Bologna: nightfall,...
Prisoner of the Vatican
The Popes, the Kings, and Garibaldi's Rebels in the Struggle to Rule Modern Italy
Language: English
Release Date: February 20, 2006
A Pulitzer Prize winner’s “fascinating” account of the political battles that led to the end of the Papal States (Entertainment Weekly).
From a National Book Award–nominated author, this absorbing history chronicles the birth of modern Italy and the clandestine politics behind the Vatican’s...