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Charlotte
Charlotte | David Foenkinos
Charlotte Salomon is born into a family stricken by suicide and a country at war - but there is something exceptional about her. She has a gift, a talent for painting. And she has a great love, for a brilliant, eccentric musician. But just as she is coming in to her own as an artist, death is coming to control her country. The Nazis have come to power and, a Jew in Berlin, her life is narrowing - she is kept from her art, torn from her love and her family, chased from her country. And still she is not safe, not from the madness that has hunted her family, or the one gripping Europe . . . Charlotte is a heart-breaking true story - inspiring, unflinching, awful, hopeful - of a life filled with curiosity, animated by genius and cut short by hatred. A beautifully, lucidly told memorial, it has become an international sensation.
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andrew61
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I feel ashamed not to have heard of the artist Charlotte Saloman who died in Auschwitz in 1943 after leaving a series of artworks 'Life? or Theatre?' Created while living in France. This poetry/prose style narrative explores the writers obsession with a story that of Charlotte's unique history where depression dogs the female side, but a woman enlivened by passion and art. I felt incredibly sad on finishing but equally astonished. Very moving

TrishB This sounds fascinating. 2mo
andrew61 @TrishB I'd never heard of it until it was mentioned on a podcast. I'd definitely recommend it Trish. 2mo
TrishB You already convinced me 👍🏻 I ordered a copy after reading your review. It‘s a nearly new one. 2mo
andrew61 Great, hope it lives up to my hype. I ordered one of ebay and when it arrived it was in French and I then found it in the library. My French is very rusty o level grade c so maybe it's time I gave it a go to help learn a language!! 2mo
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Twocougs
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Some how this powerful novel, based on the actual life of Jewish artist, Charlotte Salomon, has missed my attention until now. Heartbreaking on so many levels. May Charlotte and all the other Holocaust victims memories be a blessing.

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Fridayfilms
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Fridayfilms
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Important words, then and now.

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Fridayfilms
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Birthday gifts! Can you guess the other book from the bit peeping out?

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Vikz
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An engrossing, heartrending read: talking about a fascinating woman, in an innovative manner

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Vikz
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My evening read, currently blowing me away and giving me all the feels.

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Moray_Reads
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Oh, my heart. #ALLTHEFEELS couldn't have come at a better time because these stories (both based on the lives of real women) have had me weeping uncontrollably in the last two days 💔💔💔💔💔 #feistyfeb #recommendsday

RealLifeReading Burial Rites was so good! 7y
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Moray_Reads
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A beautiful, terrible book about a talented woman whose life was cut short by hatred. The story of Charlotte Salomon runs alongside Foenkinos' discovery of and investigation into the artist whose work speaks so deeply to him. The bold, poetic structure is powerful and uncompromising, Foenkinos makes no bones about revealing the end in his epigraph but it is still utterly heartbreaking. I've already reserved a book on Charlotte's art at my library

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Dragon You know it's a good book when the blurb makes you cry. Adding Charlotte to my tbr. 7y
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charl08
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Words do not always need a destination. We can leave them behind us at the borders of feelings. Running around headless in the vague zone. And that is the privilege of artists: to live in confusion.

Lacythebookworm Great quote! 🙌 7y
charl08 @Lacythebookworm this book makes me want to read more by the author AND find the artist's work... 7y
Lacythebookworm That does sound good! I love it when one book leads me to another! 7y
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Charlotte: A Novel | David Foekinos
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"Charlotte learned to read her name on a gravestone." Just started a while ago - half way though already - reads like a book of poetry. Highly recommended for those who are interested in historical figures, and the Holocaust.

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Laurent
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Simplement magnifique. Comme disait ma grand mère c est triste mais c est beau. Just amazing. True sad wonderful story