- Artists, Family problems, Fiction, Holocaust survivors
A masterful portrayal of hatred, prejudice and manipulation that challenges readers to examine how they would behave in the face of evil. Henry meets and befriends Mr. Levine, an elderly Holocaust survivor, who is carving a replica of the village where he lived and which was destroyed in the war. Henry's friendship with Mr. Levine is put to the test when his prejudiced boss, Mr. Hairston, asks Henry to destroy Mr. Levine's village.From the Paperback edition.
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Classical in form, earnest, grave and intimate.
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- intimateepic
- sparerichly built
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- Author
- Robert Cormier
- First published
- 1992
- Pages
- 101
- Publisher
- Victor Gollancz, Laurel-Leaf Books, Delacorte
- Editions
- 6
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780575054783
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“The old man came out of the crazy house every morning shortly before eight o'clock and walk down the graveled path to the gate, carrying a small leather bag that swung like a pendulum from his right hand.”
Robert Edmund Cormier was an American writer and journalist, known for his deeply pessimistic novels, many of which were written for young adults. Recurring themes include abuse, mental illness, violence, revenge, betrayal, and conspiracy. In most of his novels, the protagonists do not win. Cormier's more popular works include *I Am the Cheese*, *After the First Death*, *We All Fall Down*, and *The Chocolate War*, all of which have won awards. *The Chocolate War* has been challenged in multiple libraries.
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