The Resource House on endless waters : a novel, Emuna Elon ; translated from Hebrew by Anthony Berris and Linda Yechiel
House on endless waters : a novel, Emuna Elon ; translated from Hebrew by Anthony Berris and Linda Yechiel
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- Summary
- "At the behest of his agent, renowned author Yoel Blum reluctantly agrees to visit his birthplace of Amsterdam to promote his books, despite promising his late mother that he would never return to that city. While touring the Jewish Historical Museum with his wife, Yoel stumbles upon footage portraying prewar Dutch Jewry and is astonished to see the youthful face of his beloved mother staring back at him, posing with his father, his older sister...and an infant he doesn't recognize. This unsettling discovery launches him into a fervent search for the truth, shining a light on Amsterdam's dark wartime history--the underground networks that hid Jewish children away from danger and those who betrayed their own for the sake of survival. The deeper into the past Yoel digs to tell the story of his life, the better he understands his mother's silence, and the more urgent the question that has unconsciously haunted him for a lifetime--Who am I?--becomes"--Dust jacket flap
- Language
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- eng
- heb
- eng
- Edition
- First Atria Books hardcover edition.
- Extent
- 309 pages
- Note
- "Originally published in Israel in 2016 by Kinneret Zmora-Bitan Dvir"--Title page verso
- Isbn
- 9781982130220
- Label
- House on endless waters : a novel
- Title
- House on endless waters
- Title remainder
- a novel
- Statement of responsibility
- Emuna Elon ; translated from Hebrew by Anthony Berris and Linda Yechiel
- Language
-
- eng
- heb
- eng
- Summary
- "At the behest of his agent, renowned author Yoel Blum reluctantly agrees to visit his birthplace of Amsterdam to promote his books, despite promising his late mother that he would never return to that city. While touring the Jewish Historical Museum with his wife, Yoel stumbles upon footage portraying prewar Dutch Jewry and is astonished to see the youthful face of his beloved mother staring back at him, posing with his father, his older sister...and an infant he doesn't recognize. This unsettling discovery launches him into a fervent search for the truth, shining a light on Amsterdam's dark wartime history--the underground networks that hid Jewish children away from danger and those who betrayed their own for the sake of survival. The deeper into the past Yoel digs to tell the story of his life, the better he understands his mother's silence, and the more urgent the question that has unconsciously haunted him for a lifetime--Who am I?--becomes"--Dust jacket flap
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Elon, Emunah
- Dewey number
- 892.43/6
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- PJ5054.E49847
- LC item number
- B3513 2020
- Literary form
- fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
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- Berris, Anthony
- Yechiel, Linda
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Jewish authors
- Jews
- Jews, Dutch
- Family secrets
- World War, 1939-1945
- Amsterdam (Netherlands)
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- House on endless waters : a novel, Emuna Elon ; translated from Hebrew by Anthony Berris and Linda Yechiel
- Note
- "Originally published in Israel in 2016 by Kinneret Zmora-Bitan Dvir"--Title page verso
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First Atria Books hardcover edition.
- Extent
- 309 pages
- Isbn
- 9781982130220
- Lccn
- 2019039570
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
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- 2372457
- (OCoLC)on1104327591
- (OCoLC)1104327591
- Label
- House on endless waters : a novel, Emuna Elon ; translated from Hebrew by Anthony Berris and Linda Yechiel
- Note
- "Originally published in Israel in 2016 by Kinneret Zmora-Bitan Dvir"--Title page verso
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First Atria Books hardcover edition.
- Extent
- 309 pages
- Isbn
- 9781982130220
- Lccn
- 2019039570
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
-
- 2372457
- (OCoLC)on1104327591
- (OCoLC)1104327591
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