People of the Book: A Novel
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Document Type
Book
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.
Publication Date
2008
Publisher
Viking
City
New York
State
NY
Award
2010 Lifetime Achievement Award
Disciplines
Arts and Humanities | Creative Writing | Fiction | History
Repository Citation
Brooks , G. (2008). People of the Book: A Novel. New York, NY: Viking.
