In 1936 the Schwarts, an immigrant family desperate to escape Nazi Germany, settle in a small town in upstate New York, where the father, a former high school teacher, is demeaned by the only job he can get: gravedigger and cemetery caretaker. After local prejudice and the family's...
Fleeing Nazi Germany in 1936, the Schwarts immigrate to a small town in upstate New York. Here the father--a former high school teacher--is demeaned by the only job he can get: gravedigger and cemetery caretaker. When local prejudice and the family's own emotional frailty give...
«No hay tema literario que sea ajeno a la voracidad de Joyce Carol Oates, a su habilidad narrativa, al ritmo que sabe imprimir a cada relato .- La Vanguardia En 1936, los Schwart, una familia de inmigrantes desesperada por...