Under the Banner of Heaven
A Story of Violent Faith. Ungekürzte Ausgabe
(Sprache: Englisch)
Now a major new TV series on Disney+, this is a riveting account of Taliban-like theocracies in the American heartland controlled by renegade Mormon prophets.
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Now a major new TV series on Disney+, this is a riveting account of Taliban-like theocracies in the American heartland controlled by renegade Mormon prophets.
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Now a major new series on Disney+ starring Andrew Garfield
A provocative look at the twisted roots of American fundamentalism.' Will Self, Evening Standard Books of the Year
'Excellent . . . a lucid, judicious, even sympathetic account not just of Mormon Fundamentalism but of the seductive power of fanaticism in general.' Daily Telegraph
'Remarkable . . . for anyone interested in the wilder frontiers of spiritual conviction, this book is a must.' Independent
Brothers Ron and Dan Lafferty insist they were commanded to kill by God. In Under The Banner of Heaven, Jon Krakauer's investigation is a meticulously researched, bone-chilling narrative of polygamy, savage violence and unyielding faith: an incisive look inside isolated Mormon Fundamentalist communities in America, this gripping work of non-fiction illuminates an otherwise confounding realm of human behaviour.
Autoren-Porträt von Jon Krakauer
Jon Krakauer is a mountaineer and the author of Eiger Dreams, Into the Wild, (which was on the New York Times bestseller list for over a year and was made into a film starring Emile Hirsch and Kristen Stewart) Into Thin Air, Iceland, Under the Banner of Heaven and Where Men Win Glory. He is also the editor of the Modern Library Exploration series. He has received an Academy Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. According to the award citation, "Krakauer combines the tenacity and courage of the finest tradition of investigative journalism with the stylish subtlety and profound insight of the born writer."
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Jon Krakauer
- Altersempfehlung: 18 - 99 Jahre
- 2011, Main Market Ed., 432 Seiten, mit Abbildungen, Masse: 13 x 19,5 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Macmillan Publishers
- ISBN-10: 0330419129
- ISBN-13: 9780330419123
- Erscheinungsdatum: 01.07.2011
Sprache:
Englisch
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"'A provocative look at the twisted roots of American fundamentalism' Will Self, Evening Standard Books of the Year; 'Excellent... a lucid, judicious, even sympathetic account not just of Mormon Fundamentalism but of the seductive power of fanaticism in general' Daily Telegraph; 'Krakauer writes exceptionally well: as thrilling as Capote on true crime, as devastating as Nietzsche on religious fundamentalism' Scotland on Sunday; 'Remarkable... for anyone interested in the wilder frontiers of spiritual conviction, this book is a must' Independent; 'Krakauer is an adept chronicler of extremists, and he's as intent on understanding religious fanatics as he was in his earlier books on exploring the obsessions of monomaniacal adventures' Los Angeles Times"
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