In Our Strange Gardens (English and French Edition)
by Michel Quint
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- USED Good
- ISBN 10
- 1573229164
- ISBN 13
- 9781573229166
- Seller
-
Montclair, New Jersey, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Synopsis
In Our Strange Gardens was named a BookSense 76 Recommended Pick for January 2002! Michel has a story to tell. It's about his father, an exquisitely common man whose very ordinariness is a source of grave embarrassment for the boy. It's also the story told to him by his uncle, who shared a family secret with the child in the flickering black and white images of a Sunday matinee. Years before, in the bitter years of World War II, during the Nazi occupation of France, two brothers found themselves at the mercy of a German guard following an explosive act of resistance. Thrown into a deep pit with a small group of terrified prisoners, the men are told that one of them will die by dawn to serve as an example for the others. It's up to the prisoners to propose who will be sacrificed. But in the middle of the night, the guard returns with an extraordinary proposition of his own. A novel of revelation, innocence and ignorance, of the power of language and the strength and complexity of family, In Our Strange Gardens is a fable of nuance and power, a mesmerizing addition to the literature of war.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Montclair Book Center (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 370462
- Title
- In Our Strange Gardens (English and French Edition)
- Author
- Michel Quint
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- USED Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 1573229164
- ISBN 13
- 9781573229166
- Publisher
- Riverhead Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- December 2001
- Pages
- 176
Terms of Sale
Montclair Book Center
Shipping charges listed are estimates based on the average book. If a book is especially large, or is a set of multiple books, we may request that you pay an additional shipping charge. All books may be returned within one week of receipt, with prior notification. If book is not as described then a full refund will be issued. If the book is returned for some other reason then it will be refunded less shipping cost and possibly a 20% restocking fee. All international addresses must contain a street number or the order will be returned to us by the post office.