{"product_id":"anna-and-the-swallow-man-book-gavriel-savit-9780553522082","title":"Anna and the Swallow Man","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller\u003cbr\u003e A \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003c\/i\u003eBest Book of the Year \u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eA\u003ci\u003e Shelf Awareness \u003c\/i\u003eBest Book of the Year\u003cbr\u003eA\u003ci\u003e Bulletin \u003c\/i\u003eBlue Ribbon Book\u003cbr\u003e Winner of the Indies Choice Book Award \u003cbr\u003e Winner of the Sydney Taylor Book Award \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eExquisite. --\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is masterly storytelling. --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA stunning, beautiful, and ambitious debut novel set in Poland during the Second World War perfect for readers of \u003ci\u003eAll the Light We Cannot See \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Book Thief.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Destined to become a classic, Gavriel Savit's stunning debut reveals life's hardest lessons while celebrating its miraculous possibilities.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49539023241489,"sku":"GOR010611683","price":33.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ WELL_READ \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49661939646737,"sku":"GOR013726126","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50426893336849,"sku":"CIN0553522086VG","price":4.83,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51003544666385,"sku":"NIN9780553522082","price":19.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":52103981367569,"sku":"CIN0553522086G","price":4.13,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":53495614144785,"sku":"CIN0553522086A","price":4.13,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0553522086.jpg?v=1751073259","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/anna-and-the-swallow-man-book-gavriel-savit-9780553522082","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}