Miracle at St. Anna (Magill’s Literary Annual 1991-2005)
At a glance:
- Author: James McBride
- First Published: 2002
- Type of Work: Novel
- Time of Work: December, 1944
- Setting: The Italian village of St. Anna di Stazzema in the region of Tuscany
- Principal Characters: Sam Train, Bishop Cummings, Aubrey Stamps, Hector Negron, Rudolfo Berelli, Angelo Tornacelli
- Genres: Long fiction
- Subjects: African Americans, Magic or magicians, Blacks, Love or romance, Twentieth century, 1940’s, Betrayal, World War II, Villages, Victims, War, Miracles, Soldiers, Italy or Italians, Massacres, Sacrifice, Rescue, Christmas
- Locales: Tuscany, Italy
James McBride’s first novel is based on actual historical events, to which he was led by the memories of his uncles, one of whom served in Italy during World War II. The product of eight months of additional research in Italy, the historical background of this novel concerns America’s all- black Ninety-second Infantry Division, particularly the fifteen thousand men involved in what historians nicknamed “The Little Battle of the Bulge,” which occurred on Christmas Day in the Serchio Valley in Italy in 1944. This novel affirms the heroic status of the Ninety-second Division, whose...
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