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"People of the Book" traces the life of a Jewish prayer book—a Haggadah—through its historical creation, cultural significance, and eventual find in Sarajevo during the 1990s. Geraldine Brooks weaves fact and narrative to illuminate the book’s passage through time, the communities it touched, and the fragile art of manuscript conservation.
First publish date: 1991
Genre: Historical Fiction/20th Century Historical Fiction
Authors: Geraldine Brooks
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