The Book of Aron (Paperback)

**SHORTLISTED FOR THE CARNEGIE AWARD** 'Powerful . . . shattering . . . a masterpiece' The Times 'Testament of love and sacrifice . . . a masterpiece' Joshua Ferris, Guardian 'Transcendent and timeless . . . masterpiece' Washington Post Aron is a nine-year-old Polish Jew, and a troublemaker. His mother despairs of him. His father beats him. He tries to be good. But in 1939, as the walls go up around the Jewish ghetto in Warsaw, as lice and typhus rage, families starve and fight, it is Aron who finds a way - however dangerous, however treacherous - to survive. It isn't until he lands at the feet of Janusz Korczak - orphanage director and reluctant hero - that he learns of something greater than survival. **With new exclusive endmatter, featuring a biography of Korczak and questions for book clubs**

General

Imprint:	Riverrun Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	2016
Authors:	Jim Shepard
Dimensions:	198 x 130 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - B-format
Pages:	272
ISBN-13:	978-1-78429-032-0
Categories:	Books > Fiction > Genre fiction > War fiction > Second World War fiction Promotions
LSN:	1-78429-032-7
Barcode:	9781784290320

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Hard life of an orphan

Sun, 12 Feb 2017 | Review by: Marion York R.

The protagonist is a 9/10 year old Polish Jew. His father and brother disappear out of the ghetto in Warsaw, his mother dies of Typhus and he ends up in an orphanage run by Janusz Korczak - a real life person and the reason for this book being written. Simple straight-forward prose with descriptions from a child's view of the world and its horrors. Very moving

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