- Summary
- "Winner of the G. S. Sharat Chandra Prize for Short Fiction, selected by Marge Piercy. HEIRLOOMS begins in the French seaside city of Saint-Malo, in 1939, and ends in the American Midwest in 1989. In these linked stories, the war reverberates through four generations of a Jewish family. Inspired by the author's family stories as well as extensive research, HEIRLOOMS explores assumptions about love, duty, memory and truth. "-- Provided by publisher.
In a series of linked stories, the Second World War reverberates through four generations of a Jewish family. Exploring assumptions about love, duty, memory and truth, these stories are based in part on Hall's family's experiences.
- Uniform Title
- Short stories. Selections
- Format
- Book
- Author/Creator
- Hall, Rachel, 1964- author.
- Published
- Kansas City, Missouri : BkMk Press University of Missouri-Kansas City, [2016]
- Contents
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Saint-Malo, 1940
Leaving the Occupied Zone
La Poussette
The war ends many times
Generations
Hunger
En voyage
Heirlooms
A handbook of American idioms
White lies
Block party
Jews of the Middle West
After all
In memoriam
In the cemeteries of Saint-Malo.
- Notes
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Saint-Malo, 1940 -- Leaving the Occupied Zone -- La Poussette -- The war ends many times -- Generations -- Hunger -- En voyage -- Heirlooms -- A handbook of American idioms -- White lies -- Block party -- Jews of the Middle West -- After all -- In memoriam -- In the cemeteries of Saint-Malo.
