Brooks, Geraldine.
People of the book / Geraldine Brooks. - London : Harper Perennial., c2008. - 372 p. ; 18 cm.
"During World War II a Bosnian muslim risks his life to save the book from the Nazis; it gets caught up in the intrigues of hedonistic Nineteenth-century Vienna; a catholic priest saves it from burning in the fires of the Inquisition. These stories and more make up the secret history of the priceless Sarajevo Haggadah - a medieval jewish prayer book recovered from the smouldering ruins of the war-torn city." - Back cover.
9780007288281 (pbk.)
Judaism--Manuscripts--Fiction.
Manuscripts, Hebrew--Fiction.
Books--Conservation and restoration--Fiction.
823.914 / BRO 2008
People of the book / Geraldine Brooks. - London : Harper Perennial., c2008. - 372 p. ; 18 cm.
"During World War II a Bosnian muslim risks his life to save the book from the Nazis; it gets caught up in the intrigues of hedonistic Nineteenth-century Vienna; a catholic priest saves it from burning in the fires of the Inquisition. These stories and more make up the secret history of the priceless Sarajevo Haggadah - a medieval jewish prayer book recovered from the smouldering ruins of the war-torn city." - Back cover.
9780007288281 (pbk.)
Judaism--Manuscripts--Fiction.
Manuscripts, Hebrew--Fiction.
Books--Conservation and restoration--Fiction.
823.914 / BRO 2008