The Pawnbroker
Edward Lewis Wallant
Sol Nazerman is a WWII Nazi deathcamp survivor. Now, he runs a pawnshop and takes refuge in misery and a bitter condemnation of humanity. When his assistant sacrifices his own life for the pawnbroker during a robbery, Sol is finally confronted with the inherent goodness of the human spirit.
Buy this book at Amazon- Publisher
- Harcourt, Brace & World
- Year
- 1961
- ISBN-13
- 9780156714228
- Genre
- Fiction
- Topics
- Holocaust trauma and survivor's guiltGrief and emotional isolationRedemption and human goodness
Awards
- National Book Award for FictionShortlistedMajor(1962)
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