Miracle at Sant'Anna

Miracle at Sant'Anna

by JamesMcBride (Author)

Synopsis

Based on the historical incident of an unspeakable massacre at the site of Sant'Anna Di Stazzema, a small village in Tuscany, and on the experiences of the famed Buffalo soldiers from the 92nd Division in Italy during World War II, Miracle at Sant'Anna is a singular evocation of war, cruelty, passion, and heroism. It is the story of four American Negro soldiers, a band of partisans, and an Italian boy who encounter a miracle - though perhaps the true miracle lies in themselves. Traversing class, race, and geography, Miracle at Sant'Anna is above all a hymn to the brotherhood of man and the power to do good that lives in each of us.

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More Information

Format: Hardcover
Pages: 386
Edition: First Edition, First Impression
Publisher: Sceptre
Published: 23 May 2002

ISBN 10: 0340823178
ISBN 13: 9780340823170

Media Reviews
'Stunning...Incandescent prose which at once marks up a new voice and calls up Tennessee Williams, Isaac Bashevis Singer and streetwise black America rolled into one' - Financial Times on The Color of Water; 'An extraordinary story, beautifully told' - Jewish Chronicle on The Color of Water; 'A wonderfully evocative, moving book' - Literary Review
Author Bio
James McBride has been a staff writer for the Washington Post, People magazine, and the Boston Globe. His memoir and tribute to his mother, The Color of Water, spent more than two years on the New York Times bestseller list. As a composer, he won the American Music Theater Festival's Stephen Sondheim Award for his jazz/pop musical Bobos, and has composed songs for Anita Baker, Grover Washington Jr., and Gary Burton. A jazz saxophonist, he has performed with Rachelle Farrell and with legendary jazz performer Little Jimmy Scott.