People of the book: a novel
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Published:
New York : Penguin Books, 2008.
Format:
Book
Physical Desc:
372, 9 pages : map ; 20 cm.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780143115007, 0143115006, 9780143115007 (trade pbk.), 067001821X, 9780670018215, 0143115006 :
Accelerated Reader:
UG
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Level 6.5, 21 Points
Notes
General Note
Readers guide at back of book (p. [1]-9).
General Note
Originally published: New York : Viking Penguin, 2008.
Description
Offered a coveted job to analyze and conserve a priceless Sarajevo Haggadah, Australian rare-book expert Hanna Heath discovers a series of tiny artifacts in the volume's ancient binding that reveal its historically significant origins.
Description
A fictionalized account of the turbulent history of the Sarajevo Haggadah, an illuminated manuscript which has survived into the twentieth century thanks to people of various faiths who risked their lives to safeguard it. Hanna Heath, a manuscript conservator hired to restore the manuscript in 1996 Sarajevo, finds and pursues clues to crucial moments in the book's history.
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In 1996, Hanna Heath, a young Australian book conservator is called to analyze the famed Sarajevo Haggadah, a priceless six-hundred-year-old Jewish prayer book that has been salvaged from a destroyed Bosnian library. When Hanna discovers a series of artifacts in the centuries' old binding, she unwittingly exposes an international cover up.
Local note
Author standing order, expected release date January 01, 2008.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Brooks, G. (2008). People of the book: a novel. New York, Penguin Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Brooks, Geraldine. 2008. People of the Book: A Novel. New York, Penguin Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Brooks, Geraldine, People of the Book: A Novel. New York, Penguin Books, 2008.
MLA Citation (style guide)Brooks, Geraldine. People of the Book: A Novel. New York, Penguin Books, 2008.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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