The acclaimed novel is now a major motion picture directed by Spike Lee, coming to theaters Sept. 28. For more information, click here. Four soldiers from the army''s Negro 92nd Division find themselves separated from their unit and behind enemy lines. Risking their lives for a country in which they are treated with less respect than the enemy they are fighting, they discover humanity in the small Tuscan village of St. Anna di Stazzema.
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James McBride (Nueva York, 1957) es saxofonista, guionista y novelista. Estudió periodismo en la Universidad de Columbia y ha colaborado con The Boston Globe, The Washington Post y People, entre otras publicaciones. Dos de sus novelas han sido llevadas al cine por Spike Lee. En 2013 recibió el National Book Award por su novela El pájaro carpintero y, en 2016, el presidente Barack Obama le concedió la prestigiosa National Humanities Medal.