The postcard / Anne Berest ; translated from the French by Tina Kover.
"Luminous and gripping to the very last page, it is an enthralling investigation into family secrets, a poignant tale of mothers and daughters, and a vivid portrait of twentieth-century Parisian intellectual and artistic life. January, 2003. Together with the usual holiday cards, an anonymous postcard is delivered to the Berest family home. On the front, a photo of the Opéra Garnier in Paris. On the back, the names of Anne Berest's maternal great-grandparents, Ephraïm and Emma, and their children, Noémie and Jacques--all killed at Auschwitz. Fifteen years after the postcard is delivered, Anne, the heroine of this novel, is moved to discover who sent it and why. Aided by her chain-smoking mother, family members, friends, associates, a private detective, a graphologist, and many others, she embarks on a journey to discover the fate of the Rabinovitch family: their flight from Russia following the revolution, their journey to Latvia, Palestine, and Paris. What emerges is a moving saga of a family devastated by the Holocaust and partly restored through the power of storytelling that shatters long-held certainties about Anne's family, her country, and herself." -- Publisher marketing.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781609458386
- ISBN: 1609458389
- Physical Description: 475 pages ; 24 cm
- Publisher: New York : Europa Editions, 2023.
- Copyright: ©2023
Content descriptions
General Note: | Translation of "La Carte Postale'" by Anne Berest. |
Language Note: | Translated from French to English. |
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Genre: | Biographical fiction. Domestic fiction. Historical fiction. |
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Camden County Library District - Climax Springs | FIC BEREST (Text) | 31320003922387 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Camden County Library District - Osage Beach | FIC BEREST (Text) | 31320003922379 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
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North Kansas City Public Library | FICTION BEREST 2023 (Text) | 0001012512390 | Fiction | Available | - |
Ray County Library | F BER (Text) | 2910026711 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
St. Joseph - Carnegie Library | F BER (Text) | 32002005634017 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
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Trails Regional-Lexington | FIC BER (Text) | 2205229319 | Adult Fiction | Checked out | 05/01/2024 |
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