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The Gustav Sonata / Rose Tremain.
Athenaeum of Philadelphia - Fiction Tremain Gustav
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Tremain, Rose, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- World War, 1939-1945--Switzerland--Fiction.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- Friendship in children--Fiction.
- Friendship in children.
- Male friendship--Fiction.
- Male friendship.
- Friendship--Fiction.
- Friendship.
- Switzerland.
- Genre:
- English fiction
- Historical fiction.
- Fiction.
- Physical Description:
- 240 pages ; 25 cm
- Edition:
- First American edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2016]
- Summary:
- Growing up sheltered from the echoes of World War II, Gustav forges an intense relationship with a mercurial Jewish boy, Anton, a talented pianist who introduces him to the harsh realities of racism, tolerance, and cruelty during a friendship spanning half a century.
- Notes:
- National Jewish Book Awards - Fiction, Winner, 2016
- Local Notes:
- Athenaeum copy: Sargent fund bookplate.
- ISBN:
- 9780393246698
- 0393246698
- OCLC:
- 937452537
- Publisher Number:
- 99969398227
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