by Anthony McCarten · Objectiva · tapa blanda · ISBN 9789896653484
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«A Hora Mais Negra» is the historical essay by Anthony McCarten, published by Objectiva in paperback (312 pages, in Brazilian Portuguese).
Historical essay portraying Winston Churchill in May 1940, when the German invasion of the Netherlands and the Allied defeat brought Britain to the brink. Using archives and contemporary testimonies, McCarten reconstructs the prime minister's doubts, which led him to consider negotiating with Hitler, up to the June 4 speech in which he refused to surrender and changed the course of history.
Originally published in English as «Darkest Hour: How Churchill Brought Us Back from the Brink»; this Brazilian Portuguese edition is from 2017.
For readers interested in twentieth-century history, World War II, and the figure of Winston Churchill.
Anthony McCarten is a New Zealand writer and filmmaker. He is best known for writing big-budget biopics The Theory of Everything (2014), Darkest Hour (2017), Bohemian Rhapsody (2018), The Two Popes (2019), and Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody (2022). McCarten has been nominated for four Academy Awards, including twice for Best Adapted Screenplay, for The Theory of Everything and The Two Popes.
