The Shadow of the Father: The Story of Joseph of Nazareth— Jan Dobraczyński

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Jan Dobraczyński is the most renowned Polish writer of our time. With The Shadow of the Father, he reaffirms his quality as a narrator and builder of historical novels.

In this fictionalized story of Joseph of Nazareth, he undertakes the formidable task of recreating not only the life of the Holy Patriarch but also the environment in which it unfolded: the difficulties presented by the family environment, imbued with the demanding spirit of his race; the climate of tension with which the Jews awaited the coming of the Messiah; the political vicissitudes of the court of Herod the Great, with its intrigues, its degeneracies, and its crimes. For all this, he draws upon scriptural sources and the vast literary material of the described era.

"I am deeply edified by the tact and finesse with which you have managed to undertake such a difficult and exciting task," were words addressed to him by Cardinal Wiszynski.

ISBN: 9788490614808

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