Embezzled heaven
By: [by] Franz Werfel; translated by Moray Firth.
Contributors: Rose, William, 1894- tr.
Publisher: The Viking Press
Published: 1940
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 427
Description: This books tells the story of an Austrian cook, Teta, who attempts to buy herself into heaven in a round-about way by paying for her nephew's clerical education. Teta assumes that when her nephew becomes a priest, his grateful prayers will prove her salvation. Neither her plans, nor her nephew, turn out as she'd expected.