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| Author | Anne Michaels |
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| Publisher | McClelland & Stewart |
Publication date | May 11, 1996 |
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| ISBN | 978-0-771-05883-7 |
Fugitive Pieces is a novel by the Canadian poet and novelist Anne Michaels. The story is divided into two sections. The first centers around Jakob Beer, a Polish Holocaust survivor, while the second involves a man named Ben, the son of two Holocaust survivors. It was first published in Canada in 1996 and was published in the United Kingdom the following year.[1] The novel has won awards such as Books in Canada First Novel Award, the Trillium Book Award, Orange Prize for Fiction, Guardian Fiction Prize and the Jewish Quarterly-Wingate Prize. It was on Canada's bestseller list for more than two years and has been translated into over 20 different languages.
- ^ "Library of Toronto Profile". Archived from the original on 29 January 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2011.
- "Fugitive Pieces by Anne Michaels". BBC Woman's Hour.