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The Deputy
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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The Deputy
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Rolf Hochhuth
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Translated by Richard Winston
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Translated by Clara Winston
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Introduction by Albert Schweitzer
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:112 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 210,Width 140 |
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| Category/Genre | Plays, playscripts |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780802142429
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| Classifications | Dewey:832.914 |
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press
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| Imprint |
Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press
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| NZ Release Date |
8 November 2020 |
| Publication Country |
United States
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Description
Upon its premiere, The Deputy stirred up more controversy and caused greater repercussions than any other postwar work. Based on Rolf Hochhuth's research into the Vatican activities during World War II, the play's treatment of Pope Pius XII the "deputy" of Christ on earth and the Church during the Nazi persecution of the Jews made it the object of impassioned praise and violent denunciation. It is a powerful, shocking work that casts a penetrating eye on the role that supposed moral leaders must play in times of great humanitarian crises.
Reviews"Quite possibly the most important Christian document to develop from the abysmal tragedy of World War II...A great book, a stirring document ... It brings home with the sharpness of a scalpel, as no history, no film, and no news report can do, the utter horror of the Nazis' 'final solution.'... No one who reads this will fail to be stirred by it."
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