Stones from the River Contributor(s): Hegi, Ursula (Author) |
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ISBN: 068484477X ISBN-13: 9780684844770 Publisher: Simon & Schuster OUR PRICE: $18.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 1997 Annotation: A stunning novel about ordinary people living in extraordinary times--set in a small German town and spanning both world wars. Through the voice of the town's unofficial historian and conscience, Hegi explores the secrets, the actions, and lack of action that shapes the residents' fates. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Historical - General - Fiction | Literary |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 93033533 |
Lexile Measure: 1140 |
Series: Oprah's Book Club |
Physical Information: 1.12" H x 5.28" W x 8.02" (0.95 lbs) 528 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Cultural Region - Central Europe - Cultural Region - Germany - Demographic Orientation - Small Town |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 17281 Reading Level: 7.0 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 34.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: From the acclaimed author of Floating in My Mother's Palm and Children and Fire, a stunning story about ordinary people living in extraordinary times--"epic, daring, magnificent, the product of a defining and mesmerizing vision" (Los Angeles Times). Trudi Montag is a Zwerg--a dwarf--short, undesirable, different, the voice of anyone who has ever tried to fit in. Eventually she learns that being different is a secret that all humans share--from her mother who flees into madness, to her friend Georg whose parents pretend he's a girl, to the Jews Trudi harbors in her cellar. Ursula Hegi brings us a timeless and unforgettable story in Trudi and a small town, weaving together a profound tapestry of emotional power, humanity, and truth. |
Contributor Bio(s): Hegi, Ursula: - Ursula Hegi is the author of The Worst Thing I've Done, Sacred Time, Hotel of the Saints, The Vision of Emma Blau, Tearing the Silence, Salt Dancers, Stones from the River, Floating in My Mother's Palm, Unearned Pleasures and Other Stories, Intrusions, and Trudi & Pia. She teaches writing at Stonybrook's Southhampton Campus and she is the recipient of more than thirty grants and awards. |