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- Publisher: Penguin Books
- Number of Pages: 384
- ISBN: 0143115006
- WAPI (Tower ID): 112216737
- Release Date: December 30, 2008
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- Tower.com Sales Rank: #32818 in Books (See Top 100 Books Bestsellers)
- #3912 in Fiction & Literature (See Top 100 Fiction & Literature Bestsellers)
- #131 in Fantasy - Contemporary (See Top 100 Fantasy - Contemporary Bestsellers)
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Product DescriptionRun 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. Reprint. 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 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. In 1996, Hanna Heath, an Australian rare-book expert, is offered the job of a lifetime: analysis and conservation of the famous Sarajevo Haggadah, which was rescued during the Bosnian war. Priceless and beautiful, the book is one of the earliest Jewish volumes ever to be illuminated with images. When Hanna discovers a series of tiny artifacts in the book's ancient binding, she begins to unlock its mysteries, tracing the book's journey from its salvation back to its creation. In Bosnia during WW II, a Muslim risks his life to protect the book from the Nazis. In the hedonistic salons of Vienna, the book becomes a pawn in a struggle against the city's rising anti-Semitism. In Inquisition-era Venice, a Catholic priest saves it. Hanna's investigation unexpectedly plunges her into the intrigues of art forgers and ultra-nationalist fanatics. If You Enjoy "People of the Book (Paperback)", May We Also Recommend:Customer Reviews for "People of the Book (Paperback)" by Geraldine Brooks (Author)There are no customer reviews yet. Be the first to write a review! Fantasy - Contemporary Bestsellers
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