Nightfather

Carl Friedman Arthur Pomerans & Erica Pomerans (Translators)

The legacy of the Holocaust is passed on to a young girl through her father's stories in this celebrated novel. In a moving Afterword, the author sets the historical context for the novel and speaks directly about her own father, upon whom the novel is based. "An extraordinary novel written with passion, lucidity, and restraint" (The Forward).

Praise for the Book:
"Friedman writes without ever compromising her compassion or extinguishing her sense of hope....a shocking and touching first novel."—New York Times Book Review

"A book that will resonate for readers of all ages, backgrounds, and interests."—School Library Journal

About the Author:
Carl Friedman was born in the Netherlands in 1952. She now lives in Amsterdam.

Also available from Persea by Carl Friedman:
The Gray Lover
The Shovel and the Loom

Paperback/$7.95 (Can. $11.95)/ISBN 978-089255-210-8/144 pages/Fiction in translation