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Book Description
From young Andi Scham's memories emerges the story of his father, who recedes from life in Yugoslovia and then disappears in the Holocaust. Andi's search for him is a story that "claims you like a symphonic poem" (Library Journal). Translated by William J. Hannaher.
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lrb published on Sat, 4 Sep 2010
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Garden, Ashes
Told from the perspective of Andi Scham, a young child in Hungary during the Second World War, Garden, Ashes is largely autobiographical — Danilo Kis' own father was a Hungarian Jew who died in Auschwitz in 1944. While its portrait of a fallen-on-har ... (read full critics)
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- English Books
- Paperback 176 Pages
- Edition: Reissue
- ISBN-10: 015634548X
- ISBN-13: 9780156345484
- Publisher: Harvest Books
- Pub date: Dec 05, 1994
- Dimensions: 1355 mm x 839 mm x 129 mm Just how big is that?
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| ISBN | Edition | List | Sale | Seller |
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| 9780156345484 | Paperback | $16.00 | $14.96 | bn.com |
| $14.95 | $14.45 | The Book Depository | ||
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