Fugitive Pieces
Winner of the Orange Prize for Fiction
Seiten
2009
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC (Verlag)
978-0-7475-9925-8 (ISBN)
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC (Verlag)
978-0-7475-9925-8 (ISBN)
The prize-winning, bestselling debut novel from Anne Michaels, reissued with a striking new cover
Jakob Beer is seven years old when he is rescued from the muddy ruins of a buried village in Nazi-occupied Poland. Of his family, he is the only one who has survived. Under the guidance of the Greek geologist Athos, Jakob must steel himself to excavate the horrors of his own history. A novel of astounding beauty and wisdom, Fugitive Pieces is a profound meditation on the resilience of the human spirit and love's ability to resurrect even the most damaged of hearts.
Jakob Beer is seven years old when he is rescued from the muddy ruins of a buried village in Nazi-occupied Poland. Of his family, he is the only one who has survived. Under the guidance of the Greek geologist Athos, Jakob must steel himself to excavate the horrors of his own history. A novel of astounding beauty and wisdom, Fugitive Pieces is a profound meditation on the resilience of the human spirit and love's ability to resurrect even the most damaged of hearts.
Anne Michaels' most recent book, Poems, published in 2000, includes three collections of poetry: The Weight of Oranges, which won the Commonwealth Prize for the Americas; Miner's Pond, which won the Canadian Authors Association Award and was shortlisted for the Governor General's Award and the Trillium Award; and Skin Divers. Fugitive Pieces was originally published by Bloomsbury in 1997 to worldwide critical acclaim. It won the Orange Prize and the Trillium Award among others, and was shortlisted for the Giller Prize and the Canadian Booksellers Association Author of the Year Award. It was also made into a major motion picture. Anne Michaels has also composed music for the theatre. Born in 1958, Anne Michaels lives in Toronto.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 2.3.2009 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 128 x 196 mm |
| Gewicht | 226 g |
| Einbandart | Paperback |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen |
| ISBN-10 | 0-7475-9925-4 / 0747599254 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-7475-9925-8 / 9780747599258 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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