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The postcard / Anne Berest ; translated from the French by Tina Kover.

Berest, Anne, 1979- (author). Kover, Tina, (translator).

Summary:
"Anne Berest's The Postcard is among the most acclaimed and beloved French novels of recent years. 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

Content descriptions

Language Note:
Translated from the French.
Subject: Berest, Anne, 1979- > Family > Fiction.
Anonymous letters > Fiction.
Jews > Europe > Fiction.
Jewish families > Fiction.
Jews > Fiction.
Exiles > Fiction.
World War, 1939-1945 > France > Fiction.
France > History > German occupation, > 1940-1945 > Fiction.
Genre: Novels.
Biographical fiction.
Domestic fiction.
Historical fiction.

Available copies

  • 25 of 34 copies available at SPARK Libraries.

Holds

  • 1 current hold with 34 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Albright Memorial Library FICTION BEREST (Text) 50686016298395 Adult Fiction Available -
Altoona Area Public Library F BER (Text) 33240004696442 Adult Fiction Checked Out 04/22/2024
Bangor Public Library F BER (Text) 75011000393329 Adult Fiction Available -
Bedford County Library F BER (Text) 35010001103314 Adult Fiction Available -
Boyertown Community Library BER (Text) 33249025664081 Fiction In Transit -
Brandywine Community Library BER (Text) 33249025028717 Fiction Checked Out 04/03/2024
Cambria County Library FICTION Ber (Text) 85131001874420 CACM Fiction Available -
Dalton Community Library FICTION BEREST (Text) 50689010460987 Adult Fiction Available -
Dillsburg Area Public Library Adults BER Fiction (Text) 34001001438116 Adult Area Checked Out 04/15/2024
Exeter Community Library BER (Text) 33249025536859 New Checked Out 04/18/2024


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