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The History of Love

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Powerful tale of love's triumph through time.

This book is a beautiful exploration of the enduring power of love and the written word. It follows the intertwining stories of Alma Singer, a young girl searching for a cure for her mother's loneliness, and Leo Gursky, an old man reminiscing about lost love and the book that changed his life. The History of Love is a poignant and moving novel that will leave you reflecting on the depth and resilience of the human spirit.

  • Orange Prize Nominee for Fiction Shortlist (2006)
  • Edward Lewis Wallant Award (2005)
  • Borders Original Voices Award for Fiction (2005)
  • William Saroyan International Prize for Writing for Fiction (2008)
  • Prix du Meilleur Livre Étranger for Roman (2006)
  • Premi Llibreter de narrativa Nominee (2006)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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The History of Love

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ISBN: 9780141019970
Estimated First-hand Retail Price: $20.86
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Date of Publication: 2006-01-06
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Contemporary, Literary Fiction, Historical Fiction
Related Topics: Historical Romance, Literature, World War II, Asian Literature
Goodreads rating: 3.92
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Fourteen-year-old Alma Singer is trying to find a cure for her mother's loneliness. Believing she might discover it in an old book her mother is lovingly translating, she sets out in search of its author.Across New York an old man called Leo Gursky is trying to survive a little bit longer. He spends his days daydreaming of the lost love that sixty years ago in Poland inspired him to write a book. And although he doesn't know it yet, that book also survived: crossing oceans and generations, and changing lives...


Author: Nicole Krauss
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 272
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Publication Date: 06 Jan 2006
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Powerful tale of love's triumph through time.

This book is a beautiful exploration of the enduring power of love and the written word. It follows the intertwining stories of Alma Singer, a young girl searching for a cure for her mother's loneliness, and Leo Gursky, an old man reminiscing about lost love and the book that changed his life. The History of Love is a poignant and moving novel that will leave you reflecting on the depth and resilience of the human spirit.

  • Orange Prize Nominee for Fiction Shortlist (2006)
  • Edward Lewis Wallant Award (2005)
  • Borders Original Voices Award for Fiction (2005)
  • William Saroyan International Prize for Writing for Fiction (2008)
  • Prix du Meilleur Livre Étranger for Roman (2006)
  • Premi Llibreter de narrativa Nominee (2006)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.