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Available
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Publication
Melville House (2008), Paperback, 200 pages
Description
Based on a true occurrence, this stunning novella - already a European sensation - tells the story of a town gone mad in its desire to survive the Nazis... by getting rid of its Jews.
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Close to Jedenew is a stream of consciousness novella narrated by a young Jewish girl in a small town in Poland, whose Jewish population is slaughtered by local villagers during World War II. She and the younger members of the family remain in hiding while local farmers conduct their rampage
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against their former neighbors and friends. The story initially reads like a fairy tale, then jumps back and forth between present and past events, which made it difficult to follow until its ending. This was a curious and mysterious work, which requires close attention and possibly multiple readings to appreciate it fully. Show Less
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Physical description
200 p.; 5 inches
ISBN
1933633395 / 9781933633398