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The Most Precious of Cargoes: A Tale by Grumberg, Jean-Claude
by Grumberg, Jean-Claude | HC | Acceptable
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- Condition
- Acceptable
- Seller Notes
- Binding
- Hardcover
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- Product Group
- Book
- IsTextBook
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- ISBN
- 9780062981790
- Book Title
- Most Precious of Cargoes : a Tale
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Item Length
- 7.1 in
- Publication Year
- 2020
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.6 in
- Genre
- Fiction
- Topic
- War & Military, Political
- Item Weight
- 7.3 Oz
- Item Width
- 5 in
- Number of Pages
- 128 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
006298179X
ISBN-13
9780062981790
eBay Product ID (ePID)
13038256327
Product Key Features
Book Title
Most Precious of Cargoes : a Tale
Number of Pages
128 Pages
Language
English
Topic
War & Military, Political
Publication Year
2020
Genre
Fiction
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
7.3 Oz
Item Length
7.1 in
Item Width
5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2020-942931
Reviews
With subtlety and intention, the novella ultimately implores us to consider the purpose of literature after tragedy...It is difficult, in 2020, to write a work of fiction about the Holocaust that is original; even simply in this sense, Grumberg's work succeeds where many have failed., This swift, intense novelette...is dreamy and ethereal, repeating themes of milk, sustenance, and what it means to love a child. An excellent choice for book clubs., "This swift, intense novelette...is dreamy and ethereal, repeating themes of milk, sustenance, and what it means to love a child. An excellent choice for book clubs." -- Booklist "With subtlety and intention, the novella ultimately implores us to consider the purpose of literature after tragedy...It is difficult, in 2020, to write a work of fiction about the Holocaust that is original; even simply in this sense, Grumberg's work succeeds where many have failed." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
842/.914
Synopsis
Set during the height of World War II, a powerful and unsettling tale about a woodcutter and his wife, who finds a mysterious parcel thrown from a passing train. Once upon a time in an enormous forest lived a woodcutter and his wife. The woodcutter is very poor and a war rages around them, making it difficult for them to put food on the table. Yet every night, his wife prays for a child. A Jewish father rides on a train holding twin babies. His wife no longer has enough milk to feed both children. In hopes of saving them both, he wraps his daughter in a shawl and throws her into the forest. While foraging for food, the wife finds a bundle, a baby girl wrapped in a shawl. Although she knows harboring this baby could lead to her death, she takes the child home. Set against the horrors of the Holocaust and told with a fairytale-like lyricism, The Most Precious of Cargoes is a fable about family and redemption which reminds us that humanity can be found in the most inhumane of places. Translated from the French by Frank Wynne, Set during the height of World War II, a powerful and unsettling tale about a woodcutter and his wife, who finds a mysterious parcel thrown from a passing train.Once upon a time in an enormous forest lived a woodcutter and his wife. The woodcutter is very poor and a war rages around them, making it difficult for them to put food on the table. Yet every night, his wife prays for a child. A Jewish father rides on a train holding twin babies. His wife no longer has enough milk to feed both children. In hopes of saving them both, he wraps his daughter in a shawl and throws her into the forest. While foraging for food, the wife finds a bundle, a baby girl wrapped in a shawl. Although she knows harboring this baby could lead to her death, she takes the child home. Set against the horrors of the Holocaust and told with a fairytale-like lyricism, The Most Precious of Cargoes is a fable about family and redemption which reminds us that humanity can be found in the most inhumane of places. Translated from the French by Frank Wynne
LC Classification Number
PQ2667.R73P5813 2020
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