Crossing the River - Softcover

Eilati, Shalom

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0817357580 ISBN 13: 9780817357580

Verlag: The University of Alabama Press, 2009

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"A special achievement has been attained . . . a complex artistic work has been wrought." --Avner Holzman "The book artfully weaves together the story of a young boy with the self-reflection of his older self, the writer. . . . Eilati ruminates on what it means to look back, even as he strives to go forward."--Jewish News of Greater Phoenix "Against the backdrop of Lithuania's occupation--first by the Red Army, next by the Germans, and then again by the Russians--this is a story reflected through the prism of a child, Shalom Eilati. His story starts in the occupied Kovno Ghetto and ends with his flight across the Soviet border, through Poland and Germany and finally, his arrival in Palestine. The adult survivor also takes stock of his present life. Throughout the memoir, Eilati attempts to reconcile his present life as a husband, father, scientist, and writer, with the images, feelings, and thoughts from the past." --Shofar

Reseña del editor:

Crossing the River is a personal memoir-and more. Against the backdrop of Lithuania's occupation-first by the Red Army, next by the Germans, and then again by the Russians-it is a story reflected through the prism of a sharp-eyed young child, Shalom Eilati. His story starts in the occupied Kovno Ghetto and ends with his flight across the Soviet border, through Poland and Germany and finally, his arrival in Palestine. The adult survivor, while recalling the terrorised child that he was and how he then perceived the adult world, also takes stock of his present life. Throughout the memoir, Eilati attempts to reconcile his present life as a husband, father, scientist, and writer, with the images, feelings, and thoughts from the past that have left an indelible mark on his life and that continue to haunt him.

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• Verlag: The University of Alabama Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0817357580
• ISBN 13: 9780817357580
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 312