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  • The Book Thief

    by Markus Zusak

    Set during World War II in Nazi Germany, Markus Zusak’s groundbreaking new novel is the story of Liesel Meminger, a foster girl living outside of Munich. Liesel scratches out a meager existence for herself by stealing something she can’t resist — books. With the help of her best friend, Rudy, she learns to live on Himmel Street after her brother dies on the train ride there. She learns to read thanks to her... (more)
  • Suite Francesa (Narrativa)

    by Irene Nemirovsky

    Nei mesi che precedettero il suo arresto e la deportazione ad Auschwitz, Irène Némirovsky compose febbrilmente i primi due romanzi di una grande «sinfonia in cinque movimenti» che doveva narrare, quasi in presa diretta, il destino di una nazione, la Francia, sotto l’occupazione nazista: "Tempesta in giugno" (che racconta la fuga in massa dei parigini alla vigilia dell’arrivo dei tedeschi) e "Dolce" (il cui nucleo... (more)
  • City of Thieves

    by David Benioff

    As wise and funny as it is thrilling and original — the story of two young men on an impossible adventure.A writer visits his retired grandparents in Florida to document their experience during the infamous siege of Leningrad. His grandmother won’t talk about it, but his grandfather reluctantly consents. The result is the captivating odyssey of two young men trying to survive against desperate... (more)