Books About Father Damien

Biographical books and video DVDs about the Belgian priest who spent most of his career at the community on the Hawaiian Island of Molokai where victims of leprosy were isolated from the rest of society.

Holy Man: Father Damien of Molokai
Author: Gavin Daws
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Date Published: June 1984
Number of Pages: 312
Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.4 x 0.8 inches

Damien the Leper
Author: John Farrow
Publisher: Image
Date Published: December 1, 1998
Number of Pages: 288
Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.7 x 0.8 inches

Leper Priest of Molokai: Father Damien
Author: Richard Stewart
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Date Published: August 2000
Number of Pages: 444
Dimensions: 9.0 x 6.0 x 1.1 inches

Molokai: The Story of Father Damien
Author: Hilde Eynikel
Publisher: Alba House
Date Published: November 1999
Number of Pages: 324
Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.1 x 0.8 inches

Father Damien: The Lands of Kalaupapa
Author: James H. Booker
Publisher: Booklines Hawaii
Date Published: August 1, 1998
Number of Pages: 134

Father Damien: The Man and His Era
Author: Margaret Bunson
Publisher: Our Sunday Visitor
Date Published: September 1997
Number of Pages: 271
Dimensions: 8.0 x 5.3 x 0.7 inches

Two Josephs on Molokai: Damien and Dutton
Author: Howard E. Crouch
Publisher: Damien-Dutton Society for Leprosy Aid
Date Published: September 24, 1998
Number of Pages: 336
Dimensions: 1.2 x 6.0 x 9.0

Videos About Father Damien
Molokai: The Story of Father Damien
A movie directed by Paul Cox about Father Damien, a 19th century priest who spent most of his career in the community of Kalaupapa on Molokai, where victims Leprosy were isolated. From a book by Hilde Eynikel. This film was also released in Belgium as "Damiaan" and in the United Kingdom as "Molokai: The Forbidden Island". The cast included David Wenham as Father Damien, 0Alice Krige as Mother Marianne. Other cast members included Peter O'Toole, Sam Neil, Kris Kristofferson, and Derek Jacobi,

See Also:

Books about the Leprosy Colony on Molokai

Other Books About Molokai