The Tortoises (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780811216968)

A renowned writer and his wife live quietly in a beautiful villa outside Vienna, until the triumphant Nazis start subjecting their Jewish "hosts" to ever greater humiliations. Veza Canetti focuses on seemingly ordinary people to epitomize the horror: one flag-happy German kills a sparrow before a group of little children; another, more entrepreneurial Nazi brands tortoises with swastikas to sell as souvenirs commemorating the Anschluss.

Author: Veza Canetti
ISBN-10: 0811216969
ISBN-13: 9780811216968
Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation
Language: English
Published: 06/29/2007
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.64lbs
Size: 7.97h x 5.49w x 0.71d

Review Citation(s):
Multicultural Review 12/01/2007 pg. 12