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Title: Renegade
Condition: New
Description:
\"[An] earnest take on Luther’s life, wonderfully rendered through paintings and collages that dip into the biography at critical moments. YA and adult readers alike will find this work intriguing and informative.\" —Library Journal, Starred Review
Gold Medal Winner, 2018 IPPY Book of the Year Award, Independent Publishers
Gold Medal Winner, 2017 Indies Awards, Foreword Reviews Magazine
Delve into the life of reformer Martin Luther in graphic novel format.
Five hundred years ago a brash young monk single-handedly confronted the most powerful institutions of his day. His bold stand sparked the Protestant Reformation and marked one of the great turning points in history.
Martin Luther, a spiritual and historical giant, is loved and hated to this day—and for good reason. The anniversary of the revolution he helped start has produced a spate of doorstop-sized biographies. Luckily, today there exists a more accessible format that does justice to such a colorful, complex character and his tumultuous life and times – the graphic novel.
In a world of grinding poverty, plague, and religious superstitions, a child of laborers distinguishes himself at university – until a lightning-bolt conversion lands him in a monastery. There his personal battles with disillusionment and doubt culminate in a cry for freedom. The rest is the stuff of history and legend: Luther’s revolt against Rome with the nailing of ninety-five theses to the church door in Wittenberg; his time spent incognito at Wartburg Castle, where he famously throws an inkpot at the devil; his seditious translation and publication of the Bible in the language of the people; his scandalous marriage to former nun Katharina von Bora; and, in later years, his ugly tirades against peasants, Anabaptists, and Jews.
Each chapter of Luther’s life comes vividly to life thanks to cutting-edge graphic techniques, meticulous historical research, and compelling writing. This could be the biggest breakthrough for Martin Luther since the Gutenberg press.
With its splendid color and unvarnished narrative, this is surely the most successful graphic biography ever. --Georg Howahl, WAZ
Author: Andrea Grosso Ciponte
Contributor: Dacia Palmerino (Text by), Andrea Grosso Ciponte (By (artist))
EAN: 9780874862072
ISBN: 9780874862072
Format: Paperback
Item Height: 304mm
Item Length: 215mm
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Genre: Philosophy & Spirituality
Publisher: Plough Publishing House
Release Date: 10/26/2017
Item Width: 10mm
Language: English
Subtitle: Martin Luther, The Graphic Biography
Topic: Graphic Novels, Biography
Release Year: 2017
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