Akron Public Library

"The author of the sensational national best seller For the Relief of Unbearable Urges returns with a commanding new collection of short stories: What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank establishes Nathan Englander beyond all doubt as the heir to Roth, Malamud, and Babel. A tour de force. The title story, inspired by Carver's masterpiece, is a comic classic, a provocative portrait of two marriages in which the holocaust is played out as a...

"Érase una vez una niña judía inteligente y hermosa que vivía en la ciudad de Lwov con sus padres. Se llamaba Nusia y sus días transcurrían felices-- Así podría empezar una historia si fuera una fábula, pero la peripecia de Nusia Stier de Gotlib es real: en 1939 el ejército ruso invade la ciudad donde elle vive, tras los rusos llegan los alemanes y luego el infierno del gueto"--Page [4] of dust jacket cover. "Para salvarse y salvar a los...

The Human Resources Manager of Jerusalem's largest bakery is in trouble. He is separated from his wife, distanced from his daughter, and stuck in a job he hates. When one of his employees, a foreign worker, is killed in a suicide bombing, the bakery is accused of indifference, and the HR Manager is sent to the victim's hometown in Romania to make amends. Far from home, on a mission to honor a woman he didn't even know but has somehow grown to admire,...

"Thanks to information from the imposter, Senri now knows the intentions behind the despicable scheme laid by the "fire" man. Anxious about Kazuto, Senri decides to seek out cooperation with "that" person. And what exactly happened to Kazuto after leaving Senri? The secrets of his past are finally revealed"--Provided by publisher.

In modern-day Paris, a journalist finds her life becoming entwined with a young girl whose family was torn apart during the notorious Vel d'Hiv round up, which took place in Paris, in 1942. She stumbles upon a family secret which will link her forever to the destiny of a young Jewish girl, Sarah.

A vividly detailed drama film about the horrors of Hiroshima after the atomic bomb, and the strength of those who survived. Based on the novel by Masuji Ibuse, it is set five years after the bomb was dropped in 1945. Yasuko lives with her aunt and uncle, who worry about her future health and marriage prospects.

"Senri Nakajou's twin brother was his everything, the one who protected him from their abusive father, the one whose pain he felt as his own. That is, until the day thirteen years ago when Senri's entire family was murdered before his eyes. He couldn't have cared less about his parents, but without his brother, his world ended. Ever since, finding the killer and making him pay has been Senri's only goal...and now-finally-he's caught a glimpse of a...

"Desperate to find and stop his brother as soon as possible, Senri reluctantly agrees to meet with Detective Wakazono. The offbeat officer has his own reasons for wanting to find--and finish off--the 'fire' man, but Senri is determined to beat him to it. Armed with new information and the few clues surrounding his parents' deaths, Senri and Ena journey through the countryside, piecing together the past. Each step leads them closer to Kazuto...but...