Anna and the Swallow Man by Gavriel Savit

Anna and the Swallow Man by Gavriel Savit

A New York Times Bestseller
A Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year
A Shelf Awareness Best Book of the Year
A Bulletin Blue Ribbon Book
Winner of the Indies Choice Book Award
Winner of the Sydney Taylor Book Award

Exquisite. --The Wall Street Journal

This is masterly storytelling. --The New York Times Book Review

A stunning, beautiful, and ambitious debut novel set in Poland during the Second World War perfect for readers of All the Light We Cannot See and The Book Thief.

Krak w, 1939. A million marching soldiers and a thousand barking dogs. This is no place to grow up. Anna Lania is just seven years old when the Germans take her father, a linguistics professor, during their purge of intellectuals in Poland. She's alone.

And then Anna meets the Swallow Man. He is a mystery, strange and tall, a skilled deceiver with more than a little magic up his sleeve. And when the soldiers in the streets look at him, they see what he wants them to see.

The Swallow Man is not Anna's father--she knows that very well--but she also knows that, like her father, he's in danger of being taken, and like her father, he has a gift for languages: Polish, Russian, German, Yiddish, even Bird. When he summons a bright, beautiful swallow down to his hand to stop her from crying, Anna is entranced. She follows him into the wilderness.

Over the course of their travels together, Anna and the Swallow Man will dodge bombs, tame soldiers, and even, despite their better judgment, make a friend. But in a world gone mad, everything can prove dangerous. Even the Swallow Man.

Destined to become a classic, Gavriel Savit's stunning debut reveals life's hardest lessons while celebrating its miraculous possibilities.

Gavriel Savit holds a BFA in musical theater from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, where he grew up. As an actor and singer, Gavriel has performed on three continents, from New York to Brussels to Tokyo. He is also the author of Anna and the Swallow Man, which the New York Times called a splendid debut. Learn more about Gavriel on the Web at GavrielSavit.com.

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ISBN 13	9780553522082
ISBN 10	0553522086
Title	Anna and the Swallow Man
Author	Gavriel Savit
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Random House USA Inc
Year published	2017-03-14
Number of pages	256
Prizes	Winner of Sydney Taylor Book Award, Association of Jewish Libraries 2017, Nominated for TAYSHAS Reading List 2017
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.