Under the Banner of Heaven

From the bestselling author of Into the Wild and Into Thin Air, Under The Banner of Heaven is a riveting account of theocracies in the American heartland controlled by renegade Mormon prophets.

Now a major TV miniseries starring Andrew Garfield ''A provocative look at the twisted roots of American fundamentalism.'' Will Self, Evening Standard Books of the Year ''Excellent . . . a lucid, judicious, even sympathetic account not just of Mormon Fundamentalism but of the seductive power of fanaticism in general.'' Daily Telegraph ''Remarkable . . . for anyone interested in the wilder frontiers of spiritual conviction, this book is a must.'' Independent Brothers Ron and Dan Lafferty insist they were commanded to kill by God. In Under The Banner of Heaven , Jon Krakauer''s investigation is a meticulously researched, bone-chilling narrative of polygamy, savage violence and unyielding faith: an incisive look inside isolated Mormon Fundamentalist communities in America, this gripping work of non-fiction illuminates an otherwise confounding realm of human behaviour.

Autorentext

Jon Krakauer is a mountaineer and the author of Eiger Dreams, Into the Wild, (which was on the New York Times bestseller list for over a year and was made into a film starring Emile Hirsch and Kristen Stewart) Into Thin Air, Iceland, Under the Banner of Heaven and Where Men Win Glory. He is also the editor of the Modern Library Exploration series. He has received an Academy Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. According to the award citation, "Krakauer combines the tenacity and courage of the finest tradition of investigative journalism with the stylish subtlety and profound insight of the born writer."

Klappentext

A gripping true crime account of polygamy, savage violence, and unyielding faith in the American heartland from the bestselling author of Into the Wild and Into Thin Air.

Now a major TV miniseries starring Andrew Garfield.

Brothers Ron and Dan Lafferty insist they were commanded to kill by God. In Under the Banner of Heaven, Jon Krakauer's meticulous investigation into the murder of a mother and her child uncovers a bone-chilling narrative of Mormon fundamentalism and renegade prophets.

This incisive look inside isolated Mormon Fundamentalist communities in America illuminates an otherwise confounding realm of human behaviour, offering a provocative exploration of the seductive power of fanaticism.

*'A provocative look at the twisted roots of American fundamentalism.' - Will Self, Evening Standard* 'Books of the Year'

'Excellent . . . a lucid, judicious, even sympathetic account not just of Mormon Fundamentalism but of the seductive power of fanaticism in general.' - Daily Telegraph

'Remarkable . . . for anyone interested in the wilder frontiers of spiritual conviction, this book is a must.' - Independent**

Zusammenfassung
From the bestselling author of Into the Wild and Into Thin Air, Under The Banner of Heaven is a riveting account of theocracies in the American heartland controlled by renegade Mormon prophets.