People of the book a novel
Geraldine Brooks
- New York, N.Y. Viking 2008
- 372 pages map 25 cm
Map on lining papers.
Hanna: Sarajevo, spring 1996 -- An insect's wings, Sarajevo, 1940 -- Hanna: Vienna, spring 1996 -- Feathers and a rose: Vienna, 1894 -- Hanna: Vienna, spring 1996 -- Wine stains: Venice, 1609 -- Hanna: Boston, spring 1996 -- Saltwater: Tarragona, 1492 -- Hanna: London, spring 1996 -- A white hair: Seville, 1480 -- Hanna: Sarajevo, spring 1996 -- Hanna: Arnhem land, Gunumeleng, 2002.
A fictionalized account of the turbulent history of the Sarajevo Haggadah, an illuminated manuscript which has survived into the twentieth century thanks to people of various faiths who risked their lives to safeguard it. Hanna Heath, a manuscript conservator hired to restore the manuscript in 1996 Sarajevo, finds and pursues clues to crucial moments in the book's history.
9780670018215 9781439598689 9780143115007
2007018082
(AMICUS)000033393466
Sarajevo Haggadah--Fiction
2000-2099
Judaism--Manuscripts--Fiction. Manuscripts, Hebrew--Fiction. Books--Conservation and restoration--Fiction. Australian fiction--21st century. Mothers and daughters--Fiction. Antisemitism--Fiction. Manuscripts, Hebrew Art restorers--Fiction Rare books--Fiction. Sarajevo Hagggadah--Fiction.