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Bubbe, kurzweils grandmother, lends the use of her own written survival story which details the ways bubbe stayed alive as a jew during wwii. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Authors from the iu writers conference profiles indiana. Amy weaves her own comingofage as a young jewish artist into the narrative of her mother, a therapist, and bubbe, her grandmother, a world war ii survivor who escaped from the warsaw ghetto by disguising herself as a. Flying couch by amy kurzweil overdrive rakuten overdrive. Amy weaves her own comingofage as a young jewish artist into the narrative. This weeks new york times bestseller list marks 104 weeks thats two years total. Flying couch uses bubbes real testimony to investigate the legacy of trauma. Accompanying the novel are two nonfiction companion works by the author, which is a literary first.

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