The Lost: A Search for Six of Six Million - Couverture souple

Mendelsohn, Daniel

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0060542993 ISBN 13 : 9780060542993

Editeur : Harper Perennial, 2007

Synopsis

By Mendelsohn, Daniel ( Author ) [ The Lost: A Search for Six of Six Million By Nov-2013 Paperback

A propos du livre

Revue de presse :

“Epic and personal, meditative and suspenseful, tragic and at times hilarious, The Lost is a wonderful book.” (Jonathan Safran Foer)

“An excellent memoir. . . . The Lost . . . brings to life the struggle of an entire generation.” (People (four stars))

“A stunning memoir. . . . As suspenseful as a detective thriller, and as difficult to put down.” (Francine Prose, O, The Oprah Magazine)

“A beautiful book, beautifully written.” (Michael Chabon)

“The Lost is a sensitively written book that constantly asks itself the most difficult questions about history and memory.” (BookForum)

“A grand book, an ambitious undertaking fully realized.” (The Forward)

“A magnificent and deeply wise book. . . . Mesmerizing. . . . Mendelsohn’s accomplishment is enormous.” (The Los Angeles Times Book Review)

“The Lost is the most gripping, the most amazing true story I have read in years.” (Charles Simic, The New York Review of Books)

“Daniel Mendelsohn has written a powerfully moving work of a “lost” family past. . . . A remarkable achievement.” (Joyce Carol Oates)

“A stunning achievement. . . . Extraordinary.” (Rebecca Goldstein, The New York Observer)

Présentation de l'éditeur :

In this rich and riveting narrative, a writer's search for the truth behind his family's tragic past in World War II becomes a remarkably original epic—part memoir, part reportage, part mystery, and part scholarly detective work—that brilliantly explores the nature of time and memory, family and history.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Harper Perennial
• Date d'édition: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0060542993
• ISBN 13: 9780060542993
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 528