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Literature.
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HTML: For fans of The Rose Code and The Paris Library, The Librarian of Burned Books is a captivating WWII-era novel about the intertwined fates of three women who believe in the power of books to triumph over the very darkest moments of war. Berlin 1933. Following the success of her debut novel, American writer Althea James receives an invitation from Joseph Goebbels himself to participate in a culture exchange program in Germany. For a girl from a small town in Maine, 1933 Berlin seems to be sparklingly cosmopolitan, blossoming in the midst of a great change with the charismatic new chancellor at the helm. Then Althea meets a beautiful woman who promises to show her the real Berlin, and soon she's drawn into a group of resisters who make her question everything she knows about her hostsâ??and herself. Paris 1936. She may have escaped Berlin for Paris, but Hannah Brecht discovers the City of Light is no refuge from the anti-Semitism and Nazi sympathizers she thought she left behind. Heartbroken and tormented by the role she played in the betrayal that destroyed her family, Hannah throws herself into her work at the German Library of Burned Books. Through the quiet power of books, she believes she can help counter the tide of fascism she sees rising across Europe and atone for her mistakes. But when a dear friend decides actions will speak louder than words, Hannah must decide what stories she is willing to liveâ??or dieâ??for. New York 1944. Since her husband Edward was killed fighting the Nazis, Vivian Childs has been waging her own war: preventing a powerful senator's attempts to censor the Armed Service Editions, portable paperbacks that are shipped by the millions to soldiers overseas. Viv knows just how much they mean to the men through the letters she receivesâ??including the last one she got from Edward. She also knows the only way to win this battle is to counter the senator's propaganda with a story of her ownâ??at the heart of which lies the reclusive and mysterious woman tending the American Library of Nazi-Banned Books in Brooklyn. As Viv unknowingly brings her censorship fight crashing into the secrets of the recent past, the fates of these three women will converge, changing all of them forever. Inspired by the true story of the Council of Books in Wartimeâ??the WWII organization founded by booksellers, publishers, librarians, and authors to use books as "weapons in the war of ideas"â??The Librarian of Burned Books is an unforgettable historical novel, a haunting love story, and a testament to the beauty, power, and goodness of t No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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Ambientada en la Segunda Guerra Mundial, «La guardiana de los libros quemados» es una inolvidable novela histórica sobre los destinos cruzados de tres mujeres que creen en el poder de los libros para superar los momentos más oscuros de la guerra.
BerlÃn, 1933. A raÃz del éxito de su primera novela, la escritora americana Althea James es invitada por el mismÃsimo Joseph Goebbels a participar en un programa de intercambio cultural en Alemania. Allà conoce a una hermosa mujer que le promete enseñarle el autentico BerlÃn, y no tarda en sumarse a un grupo de resistentes que la llevan a cuestionarse todo lo que sabe sobre sus anfitriones... y sobre sà misma.
ParÃs, 1936. Aunque llegó a la Ciudad de la Luz huyendo de BerlÃn, Hannah Brecht pronto descubre que no está en un refugio contra el antisemitismo que pensaba haber dejado atrás. Desconsolada y atormentada por el papel que desempeñó en la traición que destruyó a su familia, Hannah se zambulle en su trabajo en la Biblioteca Alemana de Libros Quemados.
Nueva York, 1944. Desde que su marido Edward murió luchando contra los nazis, Vivian Childs ha estado librando su propia batalla: impidiendo los intentos de un poderoso senador de censurar las Ediciones de las Fuerzas Armadas, libros de bolsillo que se envÃan a millones de soldados destinados en el extranjero. Viv Sabe hasta qué punto son importantes para los soldados gracias a las cartas que recibe..., incluida la última que le escribió su marido.
Cuando Viv, sin saberlo, hace que su lucha contra la censura colisione con los secretos de pasado reciente, los destinos de estas tres mujeres confluyen..., y las tres cambiarán para siempre.