Stones from the River by Ursula Hegi
From the acclaimed author of Floating in My Mother's Palm and Children and Fire, a stunning story about ordinary people living in extraordinary times-"epic, daring, magnificent, the product of a defining and mesmerizing vision" (Los Angeles Times). Trudi Montag is a Zwerg-a dwarf-short, undesirable, different, the voice of anyone who has ever tried to fit in. Eventually she learns that being different is a secret that all humans share-from her mother who flees into madness, to her friend Georg whose parents pretend he's a girl, to the Jews Trudi harbors in her cellar. Ursula Hegi brings us a timeless and unforgettable story in Trudi and a small town, weaving together a profound tapestry of emotional power, humanity, and truth. Editorial Reviews Michael Dorris Los Angeles Times What a novel is supposed to be: epic, daring, magnificent, the product of a definging and mesmerizing vision...It is in a word, remarkable. Suzanne Ruta The New York Times Book Review Rich and lively...This moving, elegiac novel commands our compassion and respect for the wisdom and courage to be found in unlikely places, in unlikely times. - From the Publisher Ursula Hegi draws parallels between groups of outsiders in this dramatic audiobook set in Germany. Trudi Montag, the town librarian, feels dissociated from society because she is a dwarf. In her role as librarian, Trudi meticulously archives secrets, stories, and history, all of which become her source of power when the townspeople allow Jews to be mistreated during World War II. - bn.com A dwarf woman struggles to find acceptance in her small German town in this novel spanning both world wars. - Publishers Weekly - Publisher's Weekly At the beginning of World War I, Trudi Montag, a dwarf, is born to an unstable mother and a gentle father in a small Rheinish town. Through the Weimar Republic and the Third Reich into the era following World War II she first struggles with--and later draws strength and wisdom from--her inability to fit into a conformist and repressive society. As the town's librarian and historian, Trudi keeps track of many secrets, revealing the universality of her experience. While Hegi's (Floating in My Mother's Palm , LJ 5/15/90) treatment of history and politics is engaging, her novel's appeal lies in the humanity of its characters. Particularly strong is her portrayal of, and insight into, the community of women and children as they react to changing conditions in the town. A sensitive and rewarding book.-- Michael T. O'Pecko, Towson State Univ., Md. - Library Journal Edwards-Fukei's lilting German-accented English is the redeeming feature of this interminable unabridged version of Hegi's novel about a small German town in the decades following WWI. Taking its cue from THE TIN DRUM, Hegi's novel presents twentieth-century German history through the eyes of a dwarf, Trude, whose differences are the focus for viewing all those who don't belong in a society where belonging is everything. The novel's pace is slow, the decades seeming to drift by on the clock of real time. Hegi's depictions of small-town German life are detailed and meticulous and quite fine, but are best experienced in abridged form. D.A.W. © AudioFile 2002, Portland, Maine - FEB/MAR 02 - AudioFile
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Title: Stones from the River by Ursula Hegi
Author: Ursula Hegi
Book Cover Type:
Pages: 528
Language: ENG- English
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Cover worn. Text foxed
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Publishers: Simon & Schuster
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Year: 1997
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5.25(w) x 8.00(h) x 1.40(d)
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