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The Most Precious of Cargoes
Paperback / softback
Main Details
Title |
The Most Precious of Cargoes
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Jean-Claude Grumberg
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Translated by Frank Wynne
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Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:112 | Dimensions(mm): Height 197,Width 130 |
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Category/Genre | Myth and legend told as fiction Historical fiction |
ISBN/Barcode |
9781529019582
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Classifications | Dewey:843.914 |
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Audience | General | Tertiary Education (US: College) | Professional & Vocational | |
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Pan Macmillan
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Imprint |
Picador
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Publication Date |
28 October 2021 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
'A magnificent small book to read urgently' Liberation Once upon a time in an enormous forest there lived a poor woodcutter and his wife. Around them a war wages, and hunger is a constant companion. Yet every night, the woodcutter's wife prays for a child. On a train crossing the forest, a Jewish father holds his twin children. His wife no longer has enough milk to feed them. In hopes of saving both their lives, he wraps his daughter in a shawl and gently throws her from the train. While foraging for food, the woodcutter's wife finds a bundle, a baby girl wrapped in a shawl. She knows that this little girl will be pursued, but she cannot ignore this gift: she will accept the precious cargo, and raise her as her own. . . Set against the horrors of the Holocaust and told with a fairytale-like lyricism, The Most Precious of Cargoes, translated from French by Frank Wynne, is a deeply moving fable about family and redemption, a story that reminds us that humanity can be found in the most inhumane of places.
Author Biography
Jean-Claude Grumberg has been a renowned and successful playwright and scriptwriter for over forty years. He is the author of eight plays and stories for children, and has also worked as a director.
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