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Hester Among the Ruins

by Binnie Kirshenbaum

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History meets reality when biographer Hester Rosenfeld--very American and marginally Jewish--goes to Munich to research the life of Heinrich Falk and becomes his mistress. Born in Berlin in 1943, raised in the ruins of defeat by a generation of "murderers and cowards," Professor Falk is neither infamous nor famous--he is simply the German Everyman. Hester believes his life story could make for an important contemporary historical document--kitchen-table history. But as she uncovers more of his family history and its possible connection to Nazism, she finds herself reexamining her own feelings about her German immigrant parents and her complicated attraction to Heinrich. As the lovers' intimacy grows, each suspects the other of hiding something about the past.

With the moral power of Bernhard Schlink's The Reader, Kirshenbaum's searing novel bears powerful witness to history's unforgettable legacy and its continuing impact.

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About the Author

Binnie Kirshenbaum is the author of three novels, On Mermaid Avenue, A Disturbance in One Place, and Pure Poetry, and a story collection, History on a Personal Note. She teaches at Columbia University's Graduate School of the Arts and lives in New York City.

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ISBN:
9780156027502
Other:
Mello, Felice
Publisher:
Harvest Books
Other:
Mello, Felice
Author:
Kirshenbaum, Binnie
Author:
Lyons, Jennifer
Location:
Orlando, Fla.
Subject:
General
Subject:
Germany
Subject:
National socialism
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Americans
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College teachers
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Love stories
Subject:
Jewish women
Subject:
Mistresses
Subject:
Domestic fiction
Subject:
Jewish fiction.
Subject:
Women biographers
Subject:
General Fiction
Subject:
General Fiction
Copyright:
2002
Edition Number:
1st Harvest ed.
Edition Description:
Harvest
Series Volume:
#11
Publication Date:
20030501
Binding:
TP
Language:
English
Pages:
304
Dimensions:
8.04x5.36x.77 in. .64 lbs.
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