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Set in 1880s Ukraine, the story follows Katerina, a teenage peasant who escapes her abusive home and finds refuge with a Jewish family. Embracing their customs, her life takes a tragic turn when the family is murdered during pogroms. As she navigates a world filled with persecution, Katerina's life spirals further into despair after the loss of her child and a subsequent act of violence leads to her imprisonment. Years later, she emerges into a post-WWII landscape, grappling with the haunting absence of the Jewish community she cherished and her role as a witness to their existence.
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Katerina, Aharon Appelfeld
- Language
- Released
- 2006
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- Title
- Katerina
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Aharon Appelfeld
- Publisher
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Released
- 2006
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 224
- ISBN13
- 9780805211986
- Category
- Fiction, Esotericism and Religion
- Description
- Set in 1880s Ukraine, the story follows Katerina, a teenage peasant who escapes her abusive home and finds refuge with a Jewish family. Embracing their customs, her life takes a tragic turn when the family is murdered during pogroms. As she navigates a world filled with persecution, Katerina's life spirals further into despair after the loss of her child and a subsequent act of violence leads to her imprisonment. Years later, she emerges into a post-WWII landscape, grappling with the haunting absence of the Jewish community she cherished and her role as a witness to their existence.