The House of Returned Echoes
by Arnost Lustig | Literature & Fiction | This book has not been rated.
ISBN: 0810118599 Global Overview for this book
ISBN: 0810118599 Global Overview for this book
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"Emil Ludwig has always relied on the simple traditions of his family and the basic laws of civilization to counteract his misfortunes. During the hard times in Prague between the wars, he is willing to struggle to keep his family and his business alive despite anti-Semitism and economic hardship. But as a decent man himself, he refuses to believe that the Nazi threats will be carried out.
In The House of Returned Echoes, Arnost Lustig pays tribute to his father, who died in Auschwitz in 1944, and the novel resonates with both Lustig's personal experiences and the shared memories of the Holocaust."
"Emil Ludwig has always relied on the simple traditions of his family and the basic laws of civilization to counteract his misfortunes. During the hard times in Prague between the wars, he is willing to struggle to keep his family and his business alive despite anti-Semitism and economic hardship. But as a decent man himself, he refuses to believe that the Nazi threats will be carried out.
In The House of Returned Echoes, Arnost Lustig pays tribute to his father, who died in Auschwitz in 1944, and the novel resonates with both Lustig's personal experiences and the shared memories of the Holocaust."
