- Jews, Biography, Anecdotes, Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
In this rich and riveting narrative, a writer's search for the truth behind his family's tragic past in World War II becomes a remarkably original epic—part memoir, part reportage, part mystery, and part scholarly detective work—that brilliantly explores the nature of time and memory, family and history.The Lost begins as the story of a boy who grew up in a family haunted by the disappearance of six relatives during…
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- earnestironic
- unpretentiousprestige
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- Author
- Daniel Mendelsohn
- First published
- September 19, 2006
- Pages
- 528
- Publisher
- Harper Perennial, HarperCollins Publishers, HarperCollins
- Editions
- 5
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780061246043
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