Fugitive Pieces
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Winner of several prestigious awards and critically acclaimed, Fugitive Pieces (1997) recounts the life of a Jewish boy, Jakob, rescued from a Polish city during the Holocaust and taken by Athos, a Greek scholar, to the island of Zakynthos. In a hilltop refuge, surrounded by botany, geological artifacts, and classic poetry, Jakob soaks up knowledge while he grieves for his murdered parents and lost sister.
From the start, this is a novel with a difference. Written by an already successful poet, the prose is richly textured, resonant, and rhythmic. Michaels employs the vocabularies of archaeology, geology, and literature to build a unique sense of personal and political history, as we witness the developing relationship between Jakob and his savior. We follow the journey of Athos and Jakob to a Canada imbued with a new sense of its immigrant population. Still haunted by the death of his family, Jakob continues the literary career encouraged in him by Athos. The key to Jakob’s redemption comes through his poetry and the late awakening of the sensual possibilities of his own body. In the last section of the novel, the repercussions of the emotional traumas that Jakob has absorbed throughout his life are shown by their redemptive effects on a reader of his poetry. Michaels presents the interlocking of lives across cultures through the passing on of a written knowledge that has the power to heal. She does not balk from the complex notion that beauty applies equally to devastation and to love. — Abi Curtis in 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
From the start, this is a novel with a difference. Written by an already successful poet, the prose is richly textured, resonant, and rhythmic. Michaels employs the vocabularies of archaeology, geology, and literature to build a unique sense of personal and political history, as we witness the developing relationship between Jakob and his savior. We follow the journey of Athos and Jakob to a Canada imbued with a new sense of its immigrant population. Still haunted by the death of his family, Jakob continues the literary career encouraged in him by Athos. The key to Jakob’s redemption comes through his poetry and the late awakening of the sensual possibilities of his own body. In the last section of the novel, the repercussions of the emotional traumas that Jakob has absorbed throughout his life are shown by their redemptive effects on a reader of his poetry. Michaels presents the interlocking of lives across cultures through the passing on of a written knowledge that has the power to heal. She does not balk from the complex notion that beauty applies equally to devastation and to love. — Abi Curtis in 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
Received in the mail today as a 52/52 RABCK gift! Thank you!
1998 Vintage trade paperback of the 1996 #1 Bestseller and multiple award winner. This debut novel was on my list of the 100 best modern books to read.
Reserved for linguistkris who will be in need of commute reading material after arriving in San Francisco from Austria come September.
Edit May 31, 2022: Well, this did not make it to the intended recipient way back then, as I finally got around to finishing it. This was good, but I just skimmed to end for time. I currently have this ranked at #1309 on my ranked list of best-read books lately.
1998 Vintage trade paperback of the 1996 #1 Bestseller and multiple award winner. This debut novel was on my list of the 100 best modern books to read.
Reserved for linguistkris who will be in need of commute reading material after arriving in San Francisco from Austria come September.
Edit May 31, 2022: Well, this did not make it to the intended recipient way back then, as I finally got around to finishing it. This was good, but I just skimmed to end for time. I currently have this ranked at #1309 on my ranked list of best-read books lately.
Journal Entry 4 by eastbaybookmisr at Little Free Library - 5392 Crown Court #22636 in Castro Valley, California USA on Tuesday, May 31, 2022
Released 1 yr ago (5/31/2022 UTC) at Little Free Library - 5392 Crown Court #22636 in Castro Valley, California USA
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And please visit the next meetup of TriValley BookCrossing group, at Panera Bread in Dublin, the second Tuesday of each month.
And if you are now hoping to catch or release another book, but don't know where, check out my home page for a full list of all the local Little Free Libraries and other great release zones, where books can be safely left and found!
Aside from loving shared books, my main passion in life is supporting the human rights work of my good friend, Anni Cyrus. 💖 💖 Her life story of survival as a childhood refugee is astounding, and quite moving!
Please look her up on Google, DuckDuckGo, and YouTube. You can also follow her on Facebook and Instagram, among other platforms.
The most poetic and wonderful book!