Franz Werfel
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Language
English
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First published in its English translation during World War II in 1944, the first part of this book is composed of lectures originally delivered (in German) during the pre-war period, whilst the second part of the book represents author Franz Werfel's present point of view, arriving at the difficult conclusion that "complete human detachment is the first psychological symptom of spirituality…"
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Language
English
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The internationally acclaimed novel based on the heroic resistance during the Armenian genocide of 1915.
This is the story of how the people of several Armenian villages in the mountains along the coast of present-day Turkey and Syria chose not to obey the Turkish government's deportation order. Instead, they fortified a plateau on the slopes of Musa Dagh-Mount Moses-and repelled Turkish soldiers and military police during the summer of 1915 while...
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Publisher
The Viking Press
Pub. Date
1940.
Language
English
Description
This books tells the story of an Austrian cook, Teta, who attempts to buy herself into heaven in a round-about way by paying for her nephew's clerical education. Teta assumes that when her nephew becomes a priest, his grateful prayers will prove her salvation. Neither her plans, nor her nephew, turn out as she'd expected.