Saints and Villains

Saints and Villains
AuthorDenise Giardina
LanguageEnglish
GenreHistorical fiction
Published1999 (W. W. Norton)
Publication placeUnited States
ISBN978-0-393-04571-0

Saints and Villains is a 1998 novel by Denise Giardina. It is a fictionalized biography of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a German Lutheran pastor who opposed fascism, became involved in a plot to assassinate Hitler, and was ultimately hanged by the Nazis. Saints and Villains was awarded the Boston Book Review fiction prize[1] and was semifinalist for the International Dublin Literary Award.[2]

  1. ^ "Denise Giardina". www.fantasticfiction.com. Retrieved 2020-11-07.
  2. ^ "2000 Longlist – International DUBLIN Literary Award". Retrieved 2020-11-07.