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category: Drama
published: Apr 2014
ISBN:9781770563810
publisher: Coach House Books

A God in Need of Help

by Sean Dixon

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Description

Nominated for the 2014 Governor General's Literary Award for Drama

 

It's 1606 and Europe is at war over God. At the behest of the Holy Roman Emperor, Rudolf II, Venice's four strongest men are charged with transporting a holy painting - Albrecht Dürer's The Brotherhood of the Rosary - across the Alps to Prague. In the small Alpine village of Pusterwald, they are set upon by Protestant zealots; their escape is attributed to a miracle.

 

The strongmen and their captain are summoned to an inquiry, led by the magistrate of Venice and the cardinal archbishop of Milan, to determine whether something divine did indeed occur. Each man's recounting adds a layer of colour to the canvas.

 

Through this vividly painted mystery, inspired by true events, Sean Dixon challenges the role of faith at thedawn of the Age of Reason.

About the Author

Sean Dixon is a playwright, novelist, actor and banjo player. His plays have been produced all over Canada, the U.S, Australia and England. Most recently they include The Notorious Right Robert and his Robber Bride (Caravan Farm Theatre, 2012), A God In Need of Help (Tarragon, 2014, Governor General’s Award Shortlist, Dora Nomination Best New Play) and the upcoming The Wilberforce Hotel (Blyth, 2015). Sean’s first novel, The Girls Who Saw Everything (2007) has been published all over the English speaking world and translated into Romanian. With his second novel, The Many Revenges of Kip Flynn (2011), he has been called ‘the true inheritor of [Gwendolyn] MacEwen’s mythopoeic legacy.’ He is also the author of two books for young readers, The Feathered Cloak and The Winter Drey, both set in 10th-Century Norway.

Awards
  • Short-listed, Governor General's Award for Drama

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