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A tour de force from a marvelous writer who himself survived the wrath of th Nazis.
Holocaust survivor, Bernard Otterman, locates some of his stories in the ghettos and the camps, others in the aftermath of WWII. This double narrative perspective greatly enriches his collection, whose stories are often chilling but always powerful and imaginative. From "The Golem of Auschwitz", where a golem is created from ashes and water, to "Lego Lager", where the son of a Nazi assumes the identity of a young Jewish Birkenau inmate, readers will be captivated by characters they will never forget." -Patrick G. Henry, author of Banishing the Coercion of Despair: Le Chambon-sur-Lignon and The Holocaust Today.
"Polish born writer Bernard Otterman portrays the textured worlds of pre, during, and post World War II. These are stories of inherent drama, yet there is no exploitation of events here. Often understated, frequently macabre, Otterman's observant narrators see the world, as it is, surreal, yes, otherworldly, unbearable, and somehow wry. These tightly constructed stories propel us page-to-page, story-to-story, and though Otterman takes us into uncharted territory, we are guided by a strong tether that runs throughout, that keeps us grounded. A strong first collection, indeed." -Martha Rhodes, Director, Four Way Books.
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Branimir Lackovic
reviewed The Ever-Present Past: Holocaust Stories on July 08, 2017
The Ever-Present Past: Holocaust Stories
My reaction to almost every movie I watch is to announce loudly to the room after finishing it, "WELL, I'LL NEVER GET THOSE TWO HOURS OF MY LIFE BACK."
I get peevish and resentful after sitting through bad movies, and I usually need to read a new book or watch Colin Firth as Mr. Darcy emerging from the lake in his wet, white shirt before I can shake other bad movie images from my mind.
So, imagine my surprise when I stumbled upon Hateship, Loveship with Kristen Wiig, and I not only liked it, I kinda loved it. Like, I loved it so much, I watched it twice in one week. Wha??
(And, how is this a book review, you might be ready to ask?)
Okay, I'm getting there. So, I loved Hateship, Loveship SO much, I did a little homework and found out that it was based on a short story by Canadian writer, Alice Munro. A short story of only 54 pages was the inspiration for that break-my-heart-I-surprisingly-love-this film.
And, even though I think it's the best story of this collection, the book includes nine.
Nine stories total. . . and what do they have in common? Well, as the doctor in the ninth story declares, "We don't know, do we? Till we see the pattern of the deterioration, we really can't say."
Yes, patterns of deterioration. . . of marriages, of health, of mental and physical stability, of lives. . . and each of the nine stories features a prominent female protagonist who is typically a part of a childless couple.
Yet, for the men reading this review. . . please don't be hasty in dismissing this as "Feminist Lit." Women are the featured leads, so to speak, but we come to know their men, too. And unless isolation, loneliness, and fears of death and diminished health have suddenly become exclusive to women, I think the universal quality of these issues would pull in any readers.
But it's not fluff. And it's not entertainment. This is a sturdy collection of serious "thinks" and big "feels."
Looks like Ms. Munro's been paying some close attention to people.
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