
A God in Need of Help
A Play in Two Acts (or Five, If You Think about It)
Sean Dixon(Author)
Coach House Books (Publisher)
Will be published approx. on 24. July 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
120 pages
978-1-55245-291-2 (ISBN)
Description
It's 1606 and Europe is at war over God. At the behest of Rudolf II of Austria, Venice's four strongest men are charged with transporting a holy painting -- Albrecht Durer's The Brotherhood of the Rosary -- across the Alps to Prague. In the small Alpine village of Pusterwald, they are set upon by Protestant zealots; their escape is attributed to a miracle. The strongmen and their captain are summoned to an inquiry, led by the magistrate of Venice and the cardinal archbishop of Milan, to determine whether something divine did indeed occur. Each man's recounting adds a layer of colour to the canvas. Through this vividly painted mystery, inspired by true events, Sean Dixon challenges the role of faith at the dawn of the Age of Reason. Sean Dixon is a playwright, novelist, and actor. His plays are collected in AWOL: Three Plays for Theatre SKAM. Sean's novels are The Last Days of the Lacuna Cabal and The Many Revenges of Kip Flynn.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Toronto
Canada
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
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Dimensions
Height: 208 mm
Width: 132 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
181 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-55245-291-2 (9781552452912)
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Sean Dixon
God in Need of Help
E-Book
05/2014
1st Edition
Coach House Books
€19.99
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Person
Sean Dixon: Sean Dixon is a playwright, novelist and actor. His plays have been produced in Canada, the U.S., Australia and the U.K., and three have been collected in AWOL: Three Plays for Theatre SKAM. Sean's first novel was The Girls Who Saw Everything (The Last Days of the Lacuna Cabal in the U.S. and the U.K.), named one of the Best Books of 2007 by Quill & Quire. His second novel was The Many Revenges of Kip Flynn (Coach House, 2011). He is also the author of two books for young readers, The Feathered Cloak and The Winter Drey. He occasionally plays banjo with the Toronto glam rock band tomboyfriend.