{"product_id":"aarons-leap-paperback","title":"Aaron's Leap - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMagdaléna Platzová\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eCraig Cravens\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA multigenerational saga inspired by Bauhaus artists and the impact of the Holocaust's lingering legacy on their children and protégés\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a Europe torn by war and revolution, Berta Altmann comes of age as a gifted artist and independent woman. Her search for freedom leads her from Vienna to the Bauhaus school, Weimar Berlin, and Prague. As she encounters the celebrated artists of her time, she engages in aesthetic and ideological battles that will prove to have life-and-death consequences.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on the real-life story of Friedl Dicker-Brandeis who taught art to children in the Nazi transport camp of Terezín and died in Auschwitz, \u003ci\u003eAaron's Leap\u003c\/i\u003e is framed by the lens of a 21st-century Israeli film crew that unknowingly unleashes the haunting force of buried history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMagdaléna Platzová\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of six books, including two novels published in English: \u003ci\u003eAaron's Leap\u003c\/i\u003e, a Lidové Noviny Book of the Year Award finalist, and \u003ci\u003eThe Attempt\u003c\/i\u003e, a Czech Book Award finalist. Her fiction has also appeared in \u003ci\u003eA Public Space\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWords Without Borders\u003c\/i\u003e. Platzová grew up in the Czech Republic, studied in Washington, DC, and England, received her MA in Philosophy at Charles University in Prague, and has taught at New York University's Gallatin School. She is now a freelance journalist based in Lyon, France.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.4 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 18, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42700516163647,"sku":"9781934137703","price":17.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/030c3ad0da711de9b092829c98da3a2b.webp?v=1765017051","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/aarons-leap-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}