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Set against the backdrop of World War II, the story follows a young boy named Federman, who, after escaping the Nazis, finds himself in Vichy France as an unwanted laborer. Over three years of grueling work on a farm, he confronts profound themes of suffering and survival. Decades later in the U.S., he grapples with his past as he revisits the farm with his wife, only to confront the ambiguity of memory and expectation. Blending fact with fiction, this narrative explores the complexities of storytelling and the interplay of reality and imagination.