Jonathan Cape, 2007. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). As New/Very Good. Illustrator: Lemelman. Size: A4 (300 x 210mm approx.). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. Dust Jacket is fully intact, no tears or chips, but carries signs of wear to top and bottom edges, corners etc. Dust Jacket un-clipped. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Illustrator: Lemelman. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: History; Poland; 1940s; Comics & Graphic Novels. ISBN: 0224078569. ISBN/EAN: 9780224078566. All our pictures shown here are of the actual item, not stock photos. Inventory No: 24857. . 9780224078566

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In 1989 Martin Lemelman videotaped his mother, Gusta, as she opened up about her childhood in 1930s Poland and her eventual escape from Nazi persecution. Mendel's Daughter , now in paperback and selected as one of the best books of 2006 by the Austin Chronicle , is Lemelman's loving transcription of his mother's harrowing testimony, bringing her narrative to life with his own powerful black-and-white drawings, interspersed with reproductions of actual photographs, documents and other relics from that era. The result is a wholly original, authentic and moving account of hope and survival in a time of despair. Gusta's story opens with a portrait of shtetl life, filled with homey images that evoke the richness of food and flowers, of family and friends and of Jewish tradition. Soon, however, Gusta's girlhood is cut short as her family experiences Hitler's rise, rumors of war, invasion, occupation, round-ups and pogroms, forcing Gusta into flight and hiding. Mendel's Daughter is Martin Lemelman's solemn and stirring testament to his mother's bravery and a celebration of her perseverance. The devastatingly simple power of a mother's words and a son's illustrations combine to create a work that is both intensely personal and universally resonant. Mendel's Daughter combines an unforgettable true story with elegant, haunting illustrations to shed new light on one of history's darkest periods.

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Bookseller: Mr Pickwick's Fine Old Books (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 24857
Title: Mendel's Daughter: A Memoir
Author: Martin Lemelman
Illustrator: Lemelman
Format/Binding: Hardcover (Original Cloth)
Book Condition: New As New
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0224078569
ISBN 13: 9780224078566
Publisher: Jonathan Cape
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 2007
Keywords: BZDB1 History; Poland; 1940s; Comics & Graphic Novels. Lemelman ISBN: 0224078569 EAN: 9780224078566 Martin Lemelman Mendel's Daughter: A Memoir

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