Professor of Anthropology and History, Brown, Kertzer won the Pulitzer Prize in biography for his book on Pius XI and Mussolini’s alliance. He is author of the acclaimed The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara which is set to be a film by Stephen Spielberg. His work has appeared in translation around the world.
The Pope and Mussolini: The Secret History of Pius XI and the Rise of Fascism in Europe (Random House)
The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara
The Pope Who Would be King: The Exile of Pius IX and the Emergence of Modern Europe (Random House)
The Pope At War (Random House)
Changing Race: Saving Mussolini’s Jews