The Book of Dirt by Bram Presser
Deported to the Theresienstadt concentration camp, Jakub Rand is forced to sort through Jewish books for a so-called Museum of the Extinct Race. Hidden among the rare texts is a tattered prayer book, hollow inside, containing a small pile of dirt. Meanwhile Frantiska Roubickova contemplates her failed marriage, despairing of her conversion to Judaism. When the Nazis summon her two eldest daughters for transport, she must sacrifice everything to save them. Decades later, Bram Presser embarks on a quest to find the truth behind the stories his family built around these remarkable survivors.
Presser, Bram: - Bram Presser was born in Melbourne in 1976. His stories have appeared in Best Australian Stories, Award Winning Australian Writing, The Sleepers Almanac and Higher Arc.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781925240269 |
| ISBN 10 | 1925240266 |
| Title | The Book of Dirt |
| Author | Bram Presser |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Text Publishing |
| Year published | 2017-08-28 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Prizes | Winner of National Jewish Book Awards, Goldberg Prize for Debut Fiction 2018 (United States), Winner of Voss Literary Prize 2018 (Australia), Winner of NSW Premier's Literary Awards: Christina Stead Prize for Fiction 2018 (Australia), Winner of NSW Premier's Literary Awards: UTS Glenda Adams Award for New Writing 2018 (Australia), Winner of NSW Premier's Literary Awards: The People's Choice Award 2018 (Australia), Long-listed for Nib Waverley Library Award 2018 (Australia) |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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