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The Kappillan of Malta
Nicholas Monsarrat

The Kappillan of Malta

Cassell (Dec 31, 2001)
9780304358441
| Paperback
464 pages | 129 x 200 mm | English
$ 9.95 | Value: $ 9.95
Dewey 823.912
LC Classification PR6025.O36 .K37 2001

Genre

  • Historical Fiction
  • War Stories

Subject

  • Historical Fiction
  • Malta/ History/ Seige, 1940-1943/ Fiction
  • Storytelling/ Fiction
  • War Stories
  • World War, 1939-1945/ Malta/ Fiction

Plot

As bombs pound Malta to dust, Father Salvatore--a simple priest, or kappillan, serving the poor--finds himself caught in the drama of World War Two. In the fragile safety of catacombs revealed by the explosions, he tends to the flood of homeless, starving, and frightened people seeking shelter, giving messages of inspiration and hope. His story, and that of the island, unfold in superbly graphic images of six days during the siege. "...one of the most memorable characters of postwar fiction"--Daily Express. 5 X 7 3/4.