About the book
Told in the alternating voices of a family who moves from London to New York at the end of the Second World War, Nicholas Delbanco's memoiristic novel is a moving story about how a family of immigrants come to terms with life in America.
How does a German Jewish family from London blend a past filled with ancestral homes in Germany, relatives fleeing the Nazi regime, and an intellectual life in London with the strange shores of America where they emigrate in order to take advantage of the land of opportunity? How can one balance the romanticism of a native land with a desire to fit in to the new? How can one realize what is lost, and what is gained in the journey from England to America?
These are the questions that lie at the heart of \"What Remains\", a memoiristic novel imbued with both the personal experience and the considerable talent of one of America's finest writers.
Editions of What Remains
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- ISBN 9780446524162
- EBook
- ISBN 9780759522190
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Told in the alternating voices of a family who moves from London to New York at the end of the Second World War, Nicholas Delbanco's memoiristic novel is a moving story about how a family of immigrants come to terms with life in America.
How does a German Jewish family from London blend a past filled with ancestral homes in Germany, relatives fleeing the Nazi regime, and an intellectual life in London with the strange shores of America where they emigrate in order to take advantage of the land of opportunity? How can one balance the romanticism of a native land with a desire to fit in to the new? How can one realize what is lost, and what is gained in the journey from England to America?
These are the questions that lie at the heart of \"What Remains\", a memoiristic novel imbued with both the personal experience and the considerable talent of one of America's finest writers.
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What is What Remains about?
Told in the alternating voices of a family who moves from London to New York at the end of the Second World War, Nicholas Delbanco's memoiristic novel is a moving story about how a family of immigrants come to terms with life in America.
How does a German Jewish family from London blend a past filled with ancestral homes in Germany, relatives fleeing the Nazi regime, and an intellectual life in London with the strange shores of America where they emigrate in order to take advantage of the land of opportunity? How can one balance the romanticism of a native land with a desire to fit in to the new? How can one realize what is lost, and what is gained in the journey from England to America?
These are the questions that lie at the heart of \"What Remains\", a memoiristic novel imbued with both the personal experience and the considerable talent of one of America's finest writers.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in What Remains?
Fiction > Religious and spiritual fiction
Where can I read a sample of What Remains?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780446524162
How long is What Remains and how many pages does it have?
What Remains has 200 page(s)
Who is/are the Author/s of the book What Remains?
Nicholas Delbanco
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
What Remains is available as altformat(ISBN 9780446524162) and ebook(ISBN 9780759522190)
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