
Stones from the River
Ursula Hegi
Trudi Montag is a Zwerg—a dwarf—short, undesirable, different, the voice of anyone who has ever tried to fit in. Eventually she learns that being different is a secret that all humans share—from her mother who flees into madness, to her friend Georg whose parents pretend he's a girl, to the Jews Trudi harbors in her cellar. Ursula Hegi brings us a daring, dramatic, and complex novel of life in Germany through an unspeakable time, weaving together a profound tapestry of emotional power, humanity, and truth.
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- ISBN-13
- 9781439144763
- Genre
- Topics
- Identity and being differentNazi Germany and the HolocaustSmall-town life and community
Awards
- PEN/Faulkner Award for FictionShortlistedMajor(1995)
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