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- Publisher: Penguin USA
- ISBN: 067001821X
- WAPI (Tower ID): 108277155
- Release Date: January 1, 2008
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- Tower.com Sales Rank: #6455 in Books (See Top 100 Books Bestsellers)
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Product DescriptionDiscover More Information About Geraldine Brooks (Author)Run a Quick Search on "People of the Book" by Geraldine Brooks to Browse Related Products:Browse more products related to "People of the Book"Browse more products related to "Geraldine Brooks"Review"The final, multilayered effect is complex and moving." "A marvelously evocative journey backward in time." Publisher's noteOffered a coveted job to analyze and conserve a priceless Sarajevo Haggadah, Australian rare-book expert Hanna Heath discovers a series of tiny artifacts in the volume's ancient binding that reveal its historically significant origins. By the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of March. AnnotationGeraldine Brooks follows up her Pulitzer Prize-winning MARCH with a novel that traces the origins of one of the world's most precious books, the illuminated manuscript known as the Sarajevo Haggadah. Hanna Heath, an Australian book conservator, arrives in war torn Bosnia in order to help restore the Haggadah, and Brooks uses this as a jumping-off point to travel back through time to show the winding path of the holy treasure. Created in Seville in the 14th century, the book barely escaped destruction during the Inquisition; it traveled through Venice and Vienna before nearly falling into the hands of the Nazis in Yugoslavia. PEOPLE OF THE BOOK is a richly evocative journey through history---the novel captures the beauty and mystery of Jewish tradition despite being continually surrounded and hounded by the ravages of war and persecution. If You Enjoy "People of the Book (Hardcover)", May We Also Recommend:Customer Reviews for "People of the Book (Hardcover)" by Geraldine Brooks (Author)There are no customer reviews yet. Be the first to write a review! Others Bestsellers
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