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Had she been an intellectual, she would not have survived her own interrogation. p. 125
It was the clearest mark of their isolation when there was nothing to translate. p. 193
Each chapter in this book, in this character's life, could be an entire novel in itself. But you don't feel cheated by any brevity or shortchanging of details. This is a thorough, complete story--but not long-winded--of one woman's experiences as a Jewish refugee from Hungary smuggled into Romania as a child ...more
Had she been an intellectual, she would not have survived her own interrogation. p. 125
It was the clearest mark of their isolation when there was nothing to translate. p. 193
Each chapter in this book, in this character's life, could be an entire novel in itself. But you don't feel cheated by any brevity or shortchanging of details. This is a thorough, complete story--but not long-winded--of one woman's experiences as a Jewish refugee from Hungary smuggled into Romania as a child ...more
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