Publication

1996-04-09 - Grove Press

Language

English

Word Count

46,500 words, Guess

Page Count

186 pages

Physical Format

Paperback

Identifiers

and 3 more
  • Library of Congress Control Number96005138
  • LibraryThing1056425
  • Goodreads57836

Classifications

  • LCCPJ5054.A755 K813 1996

Description

In this moving and tender tale of a young girl living in the shadow of the Holocaust, Aharon Appelfeld weaves an individual's unique story. Tzili was the youngest, least favored member of a large Jewish family. Her schooling was a failure; all she retained from her religious instruction was one prayer. Simple and meek, she was more at home with the animals in the fields than with her own kin. So when her family fled Hitler's encroaching armies, it was Tzili who stayed behind, and it was Tzili who lived alone in the forest, sought refuge with the peasants, found love, and survived. Aharon Appelfeld imbues her story with a harrowing beauty that is emblematic of an entire people's fate.

First Sentence

Perhaps it would be better to leave the story of Tzili Kraus's life untold.

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Other Editions

  • Tzili: The Story of a Life (Appelfeld, Aharon)PaperbackGrove Press1996-04-09

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