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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 ...
Jun 12, 2008 · Reviews. Living with oblivion. Roger Ebert June 12, 2008. Tweet. Alex (Rosamund Pike) tries to encourage her husband, Jakob (Stephen Dillane), a child of the Holocaust, to live in the present in Fugitive Pieces. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. To live with ghosts requires solitude.
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.
Fugitive Pieces R 2007 1h 48m Drama List 68% 76 Reviews Tomatometer 64% 25,000+ Ratings Audience Score A writer (Stephen Dillane) has trouble moving past his haunting memories of the Holocaust.
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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 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.
Synopsis. A powerful and unforgettably lyrical film about love, loss and redemption, FUGITIVE PIECES tells the story of Jakob Beer, a man whose life is transformed by his childhood experiences during WWII. The film is based on the beloved and best-selling novel by Canadian poet Anne Michaels.
