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The Resource House on endless waters : a novel, Emuna Elon ; translated from Hebrew by Anthony Berris and Linda Yechiel

House on endless waters : a novel, Emuna Elon ; translated from Hebrew by Anthony Berris and Linda Yechiel

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"For fans of The Invisible Bridge and The History of Love, a lyrical and exquisitely moving novel about a writer who embarks on a transformative journey in Amsterdam, where he discovers the shocking truth about his mother's wartime experience-unearthing a remarkable story that becomes the subject of his magnum opus. At the behest of his agent, renowned author Yoel Blum reluctantly agrees to visit his birthplace of Amsterdam to meet with his Dutch publisher, despite promising his late mother that he would never return to that city. While touring the Jewish Museum with his wife, Yoel stumbles upon a looping reel of photos offering a glimpse of pre-war Dutch Jewish life, and is astonished to see the youthful face of his beloved mother staring back at him, posing with her husband, Yoel's older sister, Nettie...and an infant he doesn't recognize. This unsettling discovery launches him into a fervent search for the truth, revealing Amsterdam's dark wartime history and the underground networks which hid Jewish children away from danger-but at a cost. The deeper into the past Yoel digs, the better he understands his mother's silence, and the more urgent the question that has unconsciously haunted him for a lifetime-Who am I?-becomes. Evocative, insightful, and deeply resonant, House on Endless Waters beautifully illustrates the complex nature of identity and belonging, and the inextricability of past and present"--
Language
  • eng
  • heb
  • eng
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Edition
First Atria Books hardcover edition.
Extent
309 pages
Isbn
9781982130220
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House on endless waters : a novel
Title
House on endless waters
Title remainder
a novel
Statement of responsibility
Emuna Elon ; translated from Hebrew by Anthony Berris and Linda Yechiel
Creator
Contributor
Author
Translator
Subject
Genre
Language
  • eng
  • heb
  • eng
Summary
"For fans of The Invisible Bridge and The History of Love, a lyrical and exquisitely moving novel about a writer who embarks on a transformative journey in Amsterdam, where he discovers the shocking truth about his mother's wartime experience-unearthing a remarkable story that becomes the subject of his magnum opus. At the behest of his agent, renowned author Yoel Blum reluctantly agrees to visit his birthplace of Amsterdam to meet with his Dutch publisher, despite promising his late mother that he would never return to that city. While touring the Jewish Museum with his wife, Yoel stumbles upon a looping reel of photos offering a glimpse of pre-war Dutch Jewish life, and is astonished to see the youthful face of his beloved mother staring back at him, posing with her husband, Yoel's older sister, Nettie...and an infant he doesn't recognize. This unsettling discovery launches him into a fervent search for the truth, revealing Amsterdam's dark wartime history and the underground networks which hid Jewish children away from danger-but at a cost. The deeper into the past Yoel digs, the better he understands his mother's silence, and the more urgent the question that has unconsciously haunted him for a lifetime-Who am I?-becomes. Evocative, insightful, and deeply resonant, House on Endless Waters beautifully illustrates the complex nature of identity and belonging, and the inextricability of past and present"--
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Elon, Emunah
Dewey number
892.43/6
Index
no index present
LC call number
PJ5054.E49847
LC item number
B3513 2020
Literary form
fiction
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  • Berris, Anthony
  • Yechiel, Linda
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  • Jewish authors
  • Jews
  • Jews, Dutch
  • Family secrets
  • World War, 1939-1945
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House on endless waters : a novel, Emuna Elon ; translated from Hebrew by Anthony Berris and Linda Yechiel
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volume
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rdacarrier
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text
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  • txt
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rdacontent
Dimensions
24 cm
Edition
First Atria Books hardcover edition.
Extent
309 pages
Isbn
9781982130220
Lccn
2019039570
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
System control number
  • (OCoLC)on1104327591
  • (OCoLC)on1104327591
Label
House on endless waters : a novel, Emuna Elon ; translated from Hebrew by Anthony Berris and Linda Yechiel
Publication
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
24 cm
Edition
First Atria Books hardcover edition.
Extent
309 pages
Isbn
9781982130220
Lccn
2019039570
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
System control number
  • (OCoLC)on1104327591
  • (OCoLC)on1104327591

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