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Benjamin's Crossing
- ISBN 13:
- 9780525562757
- author:
- Freeze
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- Anchor Books
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2021
- Pages:
- 416
- Dimensions:
- 20.3 x 13.2 x 1.6 centimeters (0
- Genre:
- Fiction & Literature, Literary, Fiction & Literature,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 7 working days
Description
In 1940, Walter Benjamin's life was marked by turmoil. With Nazi tanks closing in, he fled Paris with his precious manuscript, a thousand handwritten pages that would become his masterpiece. This gripping tale of escape is beautifully woven with vignettes of Benjamin's complex past, from his privileged childhood in Berlin to his years with the German Youth Movement and his close friendship with Gershom Scholem. As Benjamin navigates the treacherous landscape of war-torn Europe, he finds himself led by chance to a young anti-Nazi who offers him a way out. But will they make it to freedom in Spain or South America? Part tragedy, part dark comedy, this sharply realized historical novel tells one of the great and most moving peripheral stories of the Holocaust. With its richly detailed portrayal of Benjamin's life and times, this book is a powerful exploration of identity, community, and survival.
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