All the Light We Cannot See: A Novel
From Anthony Doerr, the highly acclaimed, multiple award-winning author of Cloud Cuckoo Land, the beautiful, stunningly ambitious instant New York Times bestseller about a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths collide in occupied France as both try to survive the devastation of World War II.
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Marie-Laure lives in Paris near the Museum of Natural History, where her father works. When she is twelve, the Nazis occupy Paris and father and daughter flee to the walled citadel of Saint-Malo, where Marie-Laure’s reclusive great uncle lives in a tall house by the sea. With them they carry what might be the museum’s most valuable and dangerous jewel.
In a mining town in Germany, Werner Pfennig, an orphan, grows up with his younger sister, enchanted by a crude radio they find that brings them news and stories from places they have never seen or imagined. Werner becomes an expert at building and fixing these crucial new instruments and is enlisted to use his talent to track down the resistance. Deftly interweaving the lives of Marie-Laure and Werner, Doerr illuminates the ways, against all odds, people try to be good to one another.
Doerr’s “stunning sense of physical detail and gorgeous metaphors” (San Francisco Chronicle) are dazzling. Ten years in the writing, a National Book Award finalist, All the Light We Cannot See is a magnificent, deeply moving novel from a writer “whose sentences never fail to thrill” (Los Angeles Times).
All the Light We Cannot See: A Novel by Anthony Doerr
In the midst of World War II, Marie-Laure, a blind French girl, and Werner, a German boy, are brought together by their shared love of books and their determination to survive. Marie-Laure's father is the keeper of the Museum of Natural History in Paris, and she has grown up surrounded by the wonders of science and the beauty of art. Werner is a gifted young radio operator who is forced to join the Nazi army. As the war rages on, Marie-Laure and Werner's paths intersect in a dramatic and unforgettable way.
Anthony Doerr's All the Light We Cannot See is a beautifully written and emotionally powerful novel that tells a story of love, loss, and the enduring power of the human spirit. The novel has been praised for its lyrical prose, its nuanced characters, and its ability to capture the horrors of war and the resilience of the human spirit. All the Light We Cannot See is a must-read for anyone interested in historical fiction, literary fiction, or simply a good story.
Here are some additional details about the book:
- Genre: Historical fiction, literary fiction
- Setting: France and Germany during World War II
- Main characters: Marie-Laure, Werner
- Themes: Love, loss, the power of books, the resilience of the human spirit
- Awards: Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (2015), National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction (2014)
Why read All the Light We Cannot See?
- It is a beautifully written and emotionally powerful novel.
- It tells a story of love, loss, and the enduring power of the human spirit.
- It is a must-read for anyone interested in historical fiction, literary fiction, or simply a good story.
Where can I find All the Light We Cannot See?
You can find All the Light We Cannot See at most major bookstores, as well as online retailers such as Amazon and Barnes & Noble.
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