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The Paris Architect

By Charles Belfoure

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The Paris Architect

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THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER An extraordinary book about a gifted architect who reluctantly begins a secret life of resistance, devising ingenious hiding places for Jews in World War II Paris. In 1942 Paris, architect Lucien Bernard accepts a commission that will bring him a great deal of money--and maybe get him killed. All he has to do is design a secret hiding place for a Jewish man, a space so invisible that even the most determined German officer won't find it while World War II rages on. He sorely needs the money, and outwitting the Nazis who have occupied his beloved city is a challenge he can't resist. Soon Lucien is hiding more souls and saving lives. But when one of his hideouts fails horribly, and the problem of where to conceal a Jew becomes much more personal, and he can no longer ignore what's at stake. "A beautiful and elegant account of an ordinary man's unexpected and reluctant descent into heroism during the second world war."--Malcolm Gladwell Book clubs will pore over the questions Charles Belfoure raises about justice, resistance, and just how far we'll go to make things right. Also by Charles Belfoure: The Fallen Architect House of Thieves
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
400
Release Date:
2014-08-15
Publication Date:
2014-07-15
Publisher:
Sourcebooks
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1402294158
ISBN13:
9781402294150
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
358 g
Height:
139 cm
Width:
208 cm
Thickness:
30 cm
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