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Displaced Persons by Ghita Schwarz
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- Binding
- Hardcover
- Product Group
- Book
- Weight
- 1 lbs
- IsTextBook
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- ISBN
- 9780061881909
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0061881902
ISBN-13
9780061881909
eBay Product ID (ePID)
78825511
Product Key Features
Book Title
Displaced Persons
Number of Pages
352 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2010
Topic
General
Genre
Fiction
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
18.3 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2010-020365
Reviews
Ghita Schwarz poignantly reminds us that history chases us even if we run from it and that memory ensnares us wherever we turn. Displaced Persons is a big, ambitious novel, yet what's most striking is its humanity....[it] is a terrific novel., Ghita Schwarz makes her mark with this remarkable debut. Displaced Persons is a brave, brilliant, and haunting work of art., In her warm portrayal of the postwar highs and lows experienced by Pavel and his family, Schwarz aptly evokes the emotions of those who survived., "Schwarz ... captures perfectly, and with elegance, the highs and lows, the grief and anger, and the paranoia of these refugees. In a word, this is a "humane" novel.", Deceptively simple in style, Schwarz's narrative discloses depths of tragedy, of suffering, and occasionally of hope…Stark, unadorned fiction, well worth reading., In this powerful debut novel, author Ghita Schwarz, a child of Holocaust survivors, hypnotically spins the tale of a Polish Jew Named Pavel who bravely rebuilds his shattered life in the aftermath of World War II., Poignant and sharp, this engrosing first novel takes a first-person look at a time and a people defined by deep inner strength. Recommended for a wide range of readers, and a perfect book club choice., This is an amazing novel. The writing is piercing and clear, and the humanity of the author and her characters will inhabit my thoughts for years to come., Deceptively simple in style, Schwarz s narrative discloses depths of tragedy, of suffering, and occasionally of hope Stark, unadorned fiction, well worth reading., “Ghita Schwarz poignantly reminds us that history chases us even if we run from it and that memory ensnares us wherever we turn. Displaced Persons is a big, ambitious novel, yet what’s most striking is its humanity....[it] is a terrific novel.�, Poignant and sharp, this engrossing first novel takes a …look at a time and a people defined by deep inner strength. Recommended for a wide range of readers, and a perfect book club choice., In this powerful debut novel, author Ghita Schwarz, a child of Holocaust survivors, hypnotically spins the tale of a Polish Jew Named Pavel who bravely rebuilds his shattered life in the aftermath of World War II.... Schwarz brilliantly gives us the long view of what postwar survival really meant., Ghita Schwarz poignantly reminds us that history chases us even if we run from it and that memory ensnares us wherever we turn. DISPLACED PERSONS is a big, ambitious novel, yet what s most striking is its humanity....[it] is a terrific novel., “Ghita Schwarz makes her mark with this remarkable debut. Displaced Persons is a brave, brilliant, and haunting work of art.�, Schwarz ... captures perfectly, and with elegance, the highs and lows, the grief and anger, and the paranoia of these refugees. In a word, this is a 'humane' novel.
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
813/.6
Synopsis
"This is an amazing novel. The writing is piercing and clear, and the humanity of the author and her characters will inhabit my thoughts for years to come." --Anne Roiphe, National Book Award-winning author ofFruitful An astonishing tale of grief and anger, memory and survival,Displaced Persons marks the arrival of a supremely gifted new literary talent, Ghita Schwarz. Schwarz's powerful story of a group of Holocaust survivors--"displaced persons"--struggling to remake their lives and cope with the stigma of their pasts in the wake of the monumental Nazi horror is beautiful, tragic, moving, and unforgettable, chronicling the lives of ordinary people who have suffered under extraordinary circumstances., "This is an amazing novel. The writing is piercing and clear, and the humanity of the author and her characters will inhabit my thoughts for years to come." -Anne Roiphe, National Book Award-winning author ofFruitful An astonishing tale of grief and anger, memory and survival,Displaced Persons marks the arrival of a supremely gifted new literary talent, Ghita Schwarz. Schwarz's powerful story of a group of Holocaust survivors-"displaced persons"-struggling to remake their lives and cope with the stigma of their pasts in the wake of the monumental Nazi horror is beautiful, tragic, moving, and unforgettable, chronicling the lives of ordinary people who have suffered under extraordinary circumstances., "This is an amazing novel. The writing is piercing and clear, and the humanity of the author and her characters will inhabit my thoughts for years to come." --Anne Roiphe, National Book Award-winning author of Fruitful An astonishing tale of grief and anger, memory and survival, Displaced Persons marks the arrival of a supremely gifted new literary talent, Ghita Schwarz. Schwarz's powerful story of a group of Holocaust survivors--"displaced persons"--struggling to remake their lives and cope with the stigma of their pasts in the wake of the monumental Nazi horror is beautiful, tragic, moving, and unforgettable, chronicling the lives of ordinary people who have suffered under extraordinary circumstances.
LC Classification Number
PS3619.C4879D57 2010
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