A five-year old Jewish girl living on Java in 1939 lives in her own mysterious world of fantasy until her family returns to their homeland of Holland and they are forced into hiding by the German invasion.
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A five-year old Jewish girl living on Java in 1939 lives in her own mysterious world of fantasy until her family returns to their homeland of Holland and they are forced into hiding by the German invasion.
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Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. Fiction. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Clean and tight and square. Sharp corners. Appears unread. Translated from the Dutch by Paul Vincent. A little wear at the bottom edge of the spine. The dust jacket has very little shelfwear and is in new mylar.
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Fine in Fine jacket. Size: 8vo-over 7; Type: Hardback First US Printing of First US Edition. Translated from the Dutch by Paul Vincent. Hardcover and Dust Jacket in Fine Condition--Pristine. Dark green half cloth binding, gilt titled, with green boards. A sensitive and moving story of a young girl living in Java right before WW II with her family; the family moves back to Holland in 1939 where her Jewish family is soon forced into hiding by the German invasion. The five year old girl is sustained only by her father's love-her narcissistic mother has decamped to London-and her own courage. 356 pages. 8.75 x 6 inches. 2000, Alfred A Knopf Inc, New York, New York, USA.
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Fair in fair dust jacket. Slightly creased dust jacket. -Disclaimer: May have a different cover image than stock photos shows, as well as being a different edition/printing, unless otherwise stated. Please contact us if you're looking for one of these specifically. Your order will ship with FREE Delivery Confirmation (Tracking). We are a family business, and your satisfaction is our goal!
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New York. 2000. Knopf. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0375402616. Translated from the Dutch by Paul Vincent. 368 pages. hardcover. keywords: Literature Dutch Women Translated Java Indonesia. FROM THE PUBLISHER-A novel of a child's paradise lost, set against the encroaching darkness of World War II. Lulu is five. She lives on Java with her father, a dedicated colonial doctor; her mother, a beautiful, narcissistic would-be artist; her aunt Margot; and, unexpectedly, her father's brother, Uncle Felix. By day, she plays outside. By night, when the grown-ups are asleep, she inhabits a mysterious world in which reality and fantasy merge, and human beings, animals, and plants are transformed by moonlight into gods and demons. On her nocturnal wanderings, Lulu witnesses puzzling scenes among the adults, and when she innocently describes them, commotion ensues. Suddenly, commanded by her grandfather, the family abandons the idyllic tropical base and returns to Holland. But the year is 1939, and Lulu's family is Jewish. Forced into hiding by the German invasion, Lulu leaves childhood and enters a hostile world, sustained only by her father's love (her mother has decamped for London) and her own fierce, increasingly tested courage. inventory #28332.
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New in new dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 355 p. Audience: General/trade. The Song and the Truth by Helga Ruebsamen. Brand new 1st American Edition in New dust jacket.
