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Fiction World War Ii

Gratitude

by (author) Joseph Kertes

Publisher
Penguin Group Canada
Initial publish date
Mar 2009
Category
World War II, Historical, Jewish
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780143053590
    Publish Date
    Mar 2009
    List Price
    $22.00
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780670066698
    Publish Date
    Mar 2008
    List Price
    $32.00

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Description

March 1944: War's darkest period descends upon Hungary's Jews. By the time it ends, over half a million Jews will have been murdered. Gratitude tells the story of that period, through a group of people whom terrible circumstance has thrown together, and of lives and loves saved and lost.

A brilliant exploration with deep humanity of the complexities of the human psyche in its darkest hour.

About the author

Joseph Kertes founded Humber College's Creative Writing and Comedy Programs. He was until recently Humber's Dean of Creative and Performing Arts and is a recipient of numerous awards for teaching and innovation. His first novel, Winter Tulips, won the Stephen Leacock Award for Humour. Boardwalk, his second novel, and two children's books, The Gift and The Red Corduroy Shirt, met with critical acclaim. His novel, Gratitude, won a Canadian National Jewish Book Award and the U.S. National Jewish Book Award for Fiction. His latest novel, The Afterlife of Stars, has been described by Miriam Toews as his "masterpiece" and was named a notable book by the NY Times Book Review. Kertes is the 2017 recipient of the Harbourfront Festival Prize.

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Awards

  • Winner, National Jewish Book Award
  • Winner, Canadian Society for Yad Vashem Award for Holocaust History

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