Lore (Movie Tie-in Edition)
Now a Major Motion Picture: in Lore, Rachel Seiffert powerfully examines the legacy of World War II on ordinary Germans--both survivors of the war and the generations that succeeded them. It is spring of 1945, just weeks after the defeat of Germany. A teenage German girl named Lore has been left...
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Now a Major Motion Picture: in Lore, Rachel Seiffert powerfully examines the legacy of World War II on ordinary Germans--both survivors of the war and the generations that succeeded them. It is spring of 1945, just weeks after the defeat of Germany. A teenage German girl named Lore has been left to fend for herself. Her parents have been arrested by the Allies, and she has four younger siblings to care for. Together, they set off on a harrowing journey to find their grandmother. As we follow Lore on a 500-mile trek through the four zones of occupation, Seiffert evokes the experiences of the individual with astonishing emotional depth and psychological acuity.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780345806697 (0345806697)
Publish date: January 29th 2013
Publisher: Vintage
Pages no: 288
Edition language: English
I received this book as a Goodreads Firstreads Giveaway. I had not heard of the movie and still have not seen it, but I do enjoy reading about WWII, which is the timeframe of this book.Each of the characters is German, and Seiffert attempts to tell the story of the Holocaust from the viewpoint of th...