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Jun 12, 2008 · A film adaptation of Anne Michaels' novel about a Holocaust survivor's obsession with the past and his quest for love. Roger Ebert praises the film's evocative style, gentle tone and the performances of Stephen Dillane and Rade Sherbedgia.
Fugitive Pieces is a novel by the Canadian poet and novelist Anne Michaels. The story is divided into two sections. The first centers around Jakob Beer, a Polish Holocaust survivor, while the second involves a man named Ben, the son of two Holocaust survivors. It was first published in Canada in 1996 and was published in the United Kingdom the ...
- Anne Michaels
- 1996
Fugitive Pieces is a 2007 Canadian drama film directed by Jeremy Podeswa, who also adapted the film from the novel of the same name written by Anne Michaels. The film tells the story of Jakob Beer, who is orphaned in Poland during World War II and is saved by a Greek archeologist.
A New York Times Notable Book of the Year. Winner of the Lannan Literary Fiction Award. Winner of the Guardian Fiction Award. In 1940 a boy bursts from the mud of a war-torn Polish city, where he has buried himself to hide from the soldiers who murdered his family. His name is Jakob Beer.
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- 1996
- Anne Michaels
- Paperback
A writer (Stephen Dillane) struggles with his traumatic past as a Holocaust survivor. Watch Fugitive Pieces, a moving and subtle film based on the novel by Anne Michaels, on Prime Video with a subscription.
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Summaries. A child escapes from Poland during World War II and first heads to Greece before coming of age in Canada. Middle-aged Polish Jew Jakob Beer reflects on his entire life.
A novel of loss, memory, history, and redemption, following a Holocaust survivor's journey from Poland to Canada. Winner of multiple awards and praised for its heart-stopping prose and magical symmetries.
