{"product_id":"the-forgetting-of-being-peter-paz-9781425779849","title":"The Forgetting of Being","description":"\u003ci\u003eThe Forgetting of Being\u003c\/i\u003e is a powerful rendering of a multi-faceted life that began in Berlin in 1937 and was shaped by the events of the Second World War and its aftermath. The author, Peter Paz (born Peter Goldmann) was liberated from a concentration camp at the war s end, and then sent as an 8 year-old orphan to Israel to be raised on a kibbutz. After winning a scholarship to study dance at The Julliard School of Music in New York and pursuing a career as a dancer, he became an established international photographer. He lived and worked in New York until 1990 when he moved to Nice, France, where he died in 2001. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Peter s memoir is a reflection on the various phases of his life, culminating in his 10-year struggle to reclaim his grandfather s property in the former East Berlin. Even though some of the subject matter is painful, his optimism, humor and gentle humanity shine through. \u003ci\u003eThe Forgetting of Being\u003c\/i\u003e is a timely, unusual and very different sort of survivor memoir. .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Paz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1425779840\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781425779849\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Xlibris\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/27\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.61lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.42d","brand":"Peter Paz","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48444803907839,"sku":"9781425779849","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b3902b90-028b-40c5-9de8-424fa7439282.jpg?v=1777214662","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-forgetting-of-being-peter-paz-9781425779849","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}