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La Historia Del Amor by Nicole Krauss

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Book name: La Historia Del Amor (2024)
Category: Books
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Pages: 300 pages
Language: English
Publication data: Jan. 1, 2005, midnight
The novel weaves together the lives of several characters connected by a mysterious manuscript. At its heart is Leo Gursky, an elderly Holocaust survivor in New York, who once wrote a book for the woman he loved. Meanwhile, a teenage girl named Alma, named after a character in that very book, embarks on a quest to find her namesake and understand her family's past. Through a tapestry of love, loss, and the enduring power of words, the story explores themes of identity, connection, and the impact of history on personal lives.

About the author

Nicole Krauss

Nicole Krauss

2 books

Nicole Krauss is the author of the international bestseller The History of Love, which was published by W.W. Norton in 2005. It won the William Saroyan International Prize for Writing, France’s Prix du Meilleur Livre Ėtranger, was named #1 book of the year by Amazon.com, and was short-listed for the Orange, Médicis, and Femina prizes. Her first novel, Man Walks Into a Room, was a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Award for First Fiction. In 2007, she was selected as one of Granta’s Best Y… Read more