The Kappillan of Malta
Nicholas Monsarrat
427 pages, Paperback
ISBN: 0304358444
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Language: English
Publish: 1009785600000
20th CenturyFictionHistoricalHistorical FictionLiteratureNovelsUnfinishedWarWorld War II
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.