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📘 The pawnbroker by Edward Lewis Wallant

Sol Nazerman is a WWII Nazi deathcamp survivor. Now, he runs a pawnshop and takes refuge in misery and a bitter condemnation of humanity. When his assistant sacrifices his own life for the pawnbroker during a robbery, Sol is finally confronted with the inherent goodness of the human spirit.

First publish date: 1961

Authors: Edward Lewis Wallant

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