My Holocaust: A Novel - Brossura

Reich, Tova

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0061173479 ISBN 13: 9780061173479

Casa editrice: Perennial, 2008

Riassunto

Passing themselves off as holocaust victims as part of a lucrative money-making scheme, the father and son team of Maurice and Norman Messer surreptitiously sell counterfeit victim certificates while working to take over the U.S. Holocaust Museum. By the author of The Jewish War. Reprint. 15,000 first printing.

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Recensione:

“Serious and hilarious and utterly scathing... Tova Reich is the master of fury’s return” (Washington Post Book World)

“subversive, painful, brilliant, and, yes, both laugh-out-loud funny and illuminating...” (Los Angeles Times)

“a creation that surpasses mere chutzpah on its way to the profound” (Entertainment Weekly)

“...Reich’s satire is...cynical...often hilarious―and likely to cause a scandal.” (Publishers Weekly)

“...it surely will be the subject of much discussion.” (Library Journal)

“viciously funny, head-spinning...this novel is clearly in its own class” (Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel)

“Reich has assembled an outlandish cast...[My Holocaust] is piercing and perceptive and cuts a wide swath.” (Booklist)

“...provocative satire...powerful darts of wit and perception... clever...” (Kirkus Reviews)

“A deliciously wicked satirical novel” (The Forward)

L'autore:

Tova Reich is the author of the novels Mara, Master of the Return, and The Jewish War. Her stories have appeared in Atlantic Monthly, Harper's, AGNI, Conjunctions, and elsewhere. In 1996, she won the National Magazine Award for her story "The Lost Girl." She lives outside Washington, D.C.

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• Editore: Perennial
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0061173479
• ISBN 13: 9780061173479
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 326