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The Sacrifice

Penguin Modern Classics Edition

by (author) Adele Wiseman

Publisher
McClelland & Stewart
Initial publish date
May 2017
Category
Jewish, Family Life, Literary
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780735252806
    Publish Date
    May 2017
    List Price
    $19.95

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Description

The Sacrifice is a haunting depiction of one family and its often tragic attempts to come to terms with a new life in a new country. It is a moving, almost biblical story of a father possessed by his hope for his only son; of a son who rebels against his father’s ideals, yet sacrifices himself to preserve what his father most prizes; and of a grandson who must reconcile the flaws in his inheritance.

About the author

Adele Wiseman won the Governor General's Award for her novel The Sacrifice. She is also the author of Old Markets, New World (1964), Crackpot (1974), Testimonial Dinner (1978), Old Woman at Play (1978) and Memoirs of a Book Molesting Childhood (1978). Kenji and the Cricket is Ms Wiseman's first book for children.

Adele Wiseman died in 1991.

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Awards

  • Winner, Governor General's Literary Awards - Fiction

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