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Gratitude
Gratitude by Joseph Kertes, published by Viking Canada in 2008. This is the Canadian first edition and first printing, in hardcover with its dust jacket. The title page is personally inscribed to Wanda and signed by Joseph Kertes; part of the inscription extends beyond the photographed area.
Set in German-occupied Hungary during the closing phase of the Second World War, the novel follows the Beck family and others confronting persecution, moral compromise, rescue, loss, and unexpected acts of humanity. Raoul Wallenberg’s efforts to save Hungarian Jews form part of the historical setting. Gratitude received the Canadian Jewish Book Award for Holocaust literature and the 2009 National Jewish Book Award for fiction.
The seller grades the book and dust jacket Very Good. The jacket displays light visible handling and edge wear. Several blue ink marks or smudges are visible on the copyright page, in addition to the intended author inscription and signature on the title page. No other copy-specific defects or odors have been disclosed.
Please examine all photographs carefully, as they form part of the description and show the actual copy being offered.
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Gratitude by Joseph Kertes, published by Viking Canada in 2008. This is the Canadian first edition and first printing, in hardcover with its dust jacket. The title page is personally inscribed to Wanda and signed by Joseph Kertes; part of the inscription extends beyond the photographed area.
Set in German-occupied Hungary during the closing phase of the Second World War, the novel follows the Beck family and others confronting persecution, moral compromise, rescue, loss, and unexpected acts of humanity. Raoul Wallenberg’s efforts to save Hungarian Jews form part of the historical setting. Gratitude received the Canadian Jewish Book Award for Holocaust literature and the 2009 National Jewish Book Award for fiction.
The seller grades the book and dust jacket Very Good. The jacket displays light visible handling and edge wear. Several blue ink marks or smudges are visible on the copyright page, in addition to the intended author inscription and signature on the title page. No other copy-specific defects or odors have been disclosed.
Please examine all photographs carefully, as they form part of the description and show the actual copy being offered.
