Fugitive Pieces
by Anne Michaels | Literature & Fiction | This book has not been rated.
ISBN: 0771058853 Global Overview for this book
ISBN: 0771058853 Global Overview for this book
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Fugitive Pieces is a novel by Canadian poet Anne Michaels. First published in 1996 it was awarded the Books in Canada First Novel Award, the Trillium Book Award, Orange Prize for Fiction and the Guardian Fiction Prize.
It is written in two sections, called Book I and Book II. The first follows the story of Jakob Beer, who as a Jewish child in Poland narrowly escapes being killed by the Nazis. He is rescued by a Greek geologist, Athos Roussos, who adopts him and takes him to live on Zakynthos in Greece. After the war the pair emigrate to Toronto. The novel follows Jakob's life as he marries and goes through life. The second book is written from the perspective of an admirer of Jakob's poetry, Ben.
The novel explores themes of trauma, grief, loss, and memory, as well as discovery both personal and scientific.
It is written in two sections, called Book I and Book II. The first follows the story of Jakob Beer, who as a Jewish child in Poland narrowly escapes being killed by the Nazis. He is rescued by a Greek geologist, Athos Roussos, who adopts him and takes him to live on Zakynthos in Greece. After the war the pair emigrate to Toronto. The novel follows Jakob's life as he marries and goes through life. The second book is written from the perspective of an admirer of Jakob's poetry, Ben.
The novel explores themes of trauma, grief, loss, and memory, as well as discovery both personal and scientific.
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