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'Emil and Hannah live their lives amid the turmoil of 20th-century history. Emil, a German veteran of the Great War, has returned home to a disturbed nation. As inflation and unemployment edge the country near collapse, Emil's involvement with the resistance ultimately forces him from his family and his home. Hannah, soaked in the many languages of her upbringing as a Russian Jew in the West End of London and intent on experiencing the world, leaves home for Europe, travelling into a continent headed again towards total war. In Brussels, she meets the devastated Emil, who has just crossed the border on foot from Nazi Germany, leaving tragedy in his wake. All too briefly, they make a life in England before war strikes, and Emil, an enemy alien, is interned and then sent away. Hannah, determined to find him, prepares herself for a lonely and dangerous journey across the seas' (Publisher website).
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Also braille.
- Also large print.
Works about this Work
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The Archeology of Memory
2013-
single work
review
— Appears in: Sydney Review of Books , February 2013;
— Review of Hannah and Emil 2012 single work novel -
The Dunera Boys in History and Memory
2013
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australian Jewish Historical Society Journal , November vol. 21 no. 3 2013; (p. 287-305) -
[Untitled]
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: Transnational Literature , May vol. 5 no. 2 2013;
— Review of Hannah and Emil 2012 single work novel -
Belinda Castles : Hannah and Emil
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Newtown Review of Books , September 2012;
— Review of Hannah and Emil 2012 single work novel -
Pack up Your Troubles
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Saturday Age , 20 October 2012; (p. 27) The Sydney Morning Herald , 20-21 October 2012; (p. 32)
— Review of Hannah and Emil 2012 single work novel
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Rich Evocation of a Time of Fear and Courageous Love
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 11-12 August 2012; (p. 22)
— Review of Hannah and Emil 2012 single work novel -
Untitled
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 1-2 September 2012; (p. 22)
— Review of Hannah and Emil 2012 single work novel -
Take Three : Fiction
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: Sunday Canberra Times , 23 September 2012; (p. 26)
— Review of Hannah and Emil 2012 single work novel -
Pack up Your Troubles
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Saturday Age , 20 October 2012; (p. 27) The Sydney Morning Herald , 20-21 October 2012; (p. 32)
— Review of Hannah and Emil 2012 single work novel -
Belinda Castles : Hannah and Emil
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Newtown Review of Books , September 2012;
— Review of Hannah and Emil 2012 single work novel -
The Dunera Boys in History and Memory
2013
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australian Jewish Historical Society Journal , November vol. 21 no. 3 2013; (p. 287-305)
Awards
- 2013 winner Asher Literary Award
Last amended 30 Aug 2021 13:05:15
Subjects:
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cGermany,cWestern Europe, Europe,
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cEngland,ccUnited Kingdom (UK),cWestern Europe, Europe,
Settings:
- 1918-1945
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