The Department of Missing Persons : a novel
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Published
New York : Arcade Publishing, [2017].
Edition
First English-language edition.
Status
Audley Branch - Adult
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Published
New York : Arcade Publishing, [2017].
Format
Book
Edition
First English-language edition.
Physical Desc
181 pages
Language
English
Notes
General Note
Translation of: La direction de l'absent.
Description
"A startling debut novel about the burden of Holocaust memory and the implacable zest for life. Thirty-six years after her mother was liberated from Auschwitz, the unnamed narrator lives a comfortable life in Paris. Her mother sees ghosts at every turn, longing to find the family that disappeared behind the miasma of the Holocaust, but she cannot reconcile her mother's trauma to the cheery bustle of daily life that surrounds them. The pain of memories that are not hers haunt her, weighing all too heavily until she is incapacitated by them, unable forge her own future. As our narrator becomes further entrenched in the past, a letter is sent by the Department of Missing Persons suggesting that her grandfather is not dead, though details of his survival and current situation are unknown. Along with her mother, the narrator begins a desperate hunt, fighting through the past and present, love and loss, and her own vulnerabilities to find the truth and rid them both of their lingering ghosts" --Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Zylberman, R., & McQuillan, G. (2017). The Department of Missing Persons: a novel (First English-language edition.). Arcade Publishing.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Zylberman, Ruth, 1971- and Grace. McQuillan. 2017. The Department of Missing Persons: A Novel. Arcade Publishing.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Zylberman, Ruth, 1971- and Grace. McQuillan. The Department of Missing Persons: A Novel Arcade Publishing, 2017.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Zylberman, Ruth, and Grace McQuillan. The Department of Missing Persons: A Novel First English-language edition., Arcade Publishing, 2017.
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