{"product_id":"the-21-9780874862997","title":"The 21","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Originally published under the title Die 21: Eine Reise ins Land der Koptischen Martyrer. Copyright A 2018 by Rowohlt Verlag GmbH, Reinbek bei Hamburg, Germany. English translation copyright A 2018 by Alta L. Price. The translation of this work was supported by a grant from the Goethe-Institut.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe twenty-one Libya martyrs \u003c\/b\u003ehave given the world an example of faithful, resilient Christian witness that has touched and brought together the full breadth of Christian expression around the world. Their prayers in the face of death have not only resonated with Christians, but have also encouraged people of all faiths to stand for one another. I am grateful for Martin Mosebach’s faithful depiction of these courageous men, their families, communities, and church. —\u003cb\u003eArchbishop Angaelos, Coptic Orthodox Church\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTake[s] us deep into the lives and churches \u003c\/b\u003eof these Coptic believers, with Mosebach exhibiting an attention to detail befitting his novelistic gifts….We gain a rich impression of what shaped the lives and faith of these martyrs, and we witness how their martyrdom reverberates to this day through their families, churches, and communities. —\u003cb\u003eChristianity Today\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA consuming work on the history and contemporary life of Coptic Christians\u003c\/b\u003e. . . . Through immersive scenes and finely drawn portraits of the people he meets, Mosebach exhibits a clear admiration for the Copts’ devotion on every page. —\u003cb\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe 21 \u003c\/i\u003eis not for the faint of heart, \u003c\/b\u003eparticularly at the outset. But it is an important book, given that it describes the persecution of a group of Christians who are at the heart and root of the faith today. To turn away from this story would be to dishonor the 21 men. —\u003cb\u003eNational Catholic Register\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMartin Mosebach is a superb journalist.\u003c\/b\u003e Virtually nothing escapes his gaze, and he glosses over nothing. —\u003cb\u003eHannes Stein,\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eDie Welt\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMosebach has mastered a rare art:\u003c\/b\u003e maintaining deep respect for the other. . . . Not a single detail loses its magic in this moving, impressive book: it reads like a ray of light, illuminating Western blind spots and foreign worlds.  —\u003cb\u003eAlexander Cammann,\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eDie Zeit\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMartin Mosebach\u003c\/b\u003e is undoubtedly one of the most intelligent, original, and powerfully eloquent poets of the present day.  —\u003cb\u003eUlrich Greiner,\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eDie Zeit\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFew contemporary writers\u003c\/b\u003e have delved so deeply into the disturbing experiences of such an entirely different world and way of life.  —\u003cb\u003eHR 2\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMosebach provides striking \u003c\/b\u003eimages of a singular Christianity unfamiliar to many Christians outside of the Middle East.… Through immersive scenes and finely drawn portraits of the people he meets, he exhibits a clear admiration for the Coptic devotion on every page. This will appeal to Christians as well as readers wanting to understand the lives of minorities in Muslim countries. —\u003cb\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMosebach asks us to not look away \u003c\/b\u003ebut rather to look directly into the faces and lives of these martyrs. By doing so we of the lands of plenty and waning faith may find something that we have lost and may yet regain…but not without cost. —\u003cb\u003eCornerstone Forum\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMosebach has a novelist's insight \u003c\/b\u003eand way with words. The 21 is also a fine piece of journalism. It helps us to understand, if not the ferocity of the killers, the quiet heroism--the ordinary heroism, perhaps--of the martyrs. —\u003cb\u003eChristian Today\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlthough I would like very much to visit Egypt, \u003c\/b\u003eI think I never would have seen all the things Mosebach was able to see. What he has written is a meditation on the profound sense of prayer he found in the Coptic Church, the depth of mystery in her liturgy, the valor of the witness of a minority that has been persecuted for 1,400 years, the reality of faith to be experienced in the poor and the powerless. —\u003cb\u003eMsgr. Richard Antall, Angelus News\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTake[s] us deep into the lives and churches \u003c\/b\u003eof these Coptic believers, with Mosebach exhibiting an attention to detail befitting his novelistic gifts….We gain a rich impression of what shaped the lives and faith of these martyrs, and we witness how their martyrdom reverberates to this day through their families, churches, and communities. —\u003cb\u003eChristianity Today\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMosebach’s \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe 21\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e is an excellent example\u003c\/strong\u003e of a book that clearly states its goal and successfully achieves it. The choice of diction, the stylistic approach, the commitment to not overgeneralize, and the deep understanding of history and theology all come together to take the reader on a remarkable journey into the heart of Coptic Egypt. —\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAgape Review\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMartin Mosebach has riveted readers\u003c\/strong\u003e with this work, [which] puts the lie to [the] observation that “our problem is that we no longer have martyrs. 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