A Life in Pieces by Blake Eskin
In 1997, Binjamin Wilkomirski came to New York to read from his prize-winning Holocaust memoir Fragments, and meet his perhaps-relatives, the Wilburs. A year later, however, Binjamin was publicly accused of being a gentile impostor. The reactions of the media, the child-survivor community, and the Wilburs themselves shed light on debates about the reliability of memory, the nature of identity, and the uses and misuses of history. Photos.
"Sad, outrageous, sometimes tragic, sometimes hilarious, always riveting" -- New York Times Book Review
"A riveting account of the already amazing story of Wilkomirski. Eloquent and insightful." -- Newsweek
"Starred Review. An important contribution to Holocaust literature as well as to studies of psychological and cultural trauma." -- Publishers Weekly
"A fascinating portrait.... [Eskin] offers a convincing explanation of why people were so eager to be deluded." -- The New Yorker
"An extraordinary book.... Eskin has used this event to uncover aspects of history and the human mind and spirit which have perplexed most people for years." -- Gitta Sereny - The Times [London]
"Eskin's foray into the twisted identity of an impostor has an absorbing, frightful quality to it. The prose is crisp." -- Ilan Stavans, author of On Borrowed Words: A Memoir of Language
"[A] compelling coda, and a poignant, symbolic rebuttal to what has become a terrible post-Holocaust tragedy." -- Thane Rosenbaum, author of The Golems of Gotham and Second Hand Smoke
"A riveting account of the already amazing story of Wilkomirski. Eloquent and insightful." -- Newsweek
"Starred Review. An important contribution to Holocaust literature as well as to studies of psychological and cultural trauma." -- Publishers Weekly
"A fascinating portrait.... [Eskin] offers a convincing explanation of why people were so eager to be deluded." -- The New Yorker
"An extraordinary book.... Eskin has used this event to uncover aspects of history and the human mind and spirit which have perplexed most people for years." -- Gitta Sereny - The Times [London]
"Eskin's foray into the twisted identity of an impostor has an absorbing, frightful quality to it. The prose is crisp." -- Ilan Stavans, author of On Borrowed Words: A Memoir of Language
"[A] compelling coda, and a poignant, symbolic rebuttal to what has become a terrible post-Holocaust tragedy." -- Thane Rosenbaum, author of The Golems of Gotham and Second Hand Smoke
Blake Eskin has written for The New Yorker, the Forward, and other publications. He lives in New York City.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780393324457 |
| ISBN 10 | 0393324451 |
| Title | A Life in Pieces |
| Author | Blake Eskin |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | WW Norton & Co |
| Year published | 2003-08-08 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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