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Maimie hid from Hitler during the Holocaust, and from her guilt ever since. A brilliant debut!
The guilt of a terrible decision haunts this vivid portrayal of one woman’s life, which invokes turn-of-the-century rural Poland, post-war New York, and a present day nursing home. In this incredible debut, twenty-five-year-old Marisa Kantor Stark captures the voice of ninety-two-year-old Maime with perfect pitch.
Maime grew up in a world marked by religious ritual and strong family ties. Always a fighter, she persevered in a troubled marriage, survived the Holocaust by hiding in a root cellar, and met the daunting challenge of starting over again in America. Yet as her narrative alternates between her memories of the past and her feelings of abandonment in the present, Maime struggles to come to grips with an awful moment unfairly forced on her by history. Bring Us the Old People is a powerful mediation on the weight of the past, the force of circumstance, the limits of choice, and the cost of survival.
The guilt of a terrible decision haunts this vivid portrayal of one woman’s life, which invokes turn-of-the-century rural Poland, post-war New York, and a present day nursing home. In this incredible debut, twenty-five-year-old Marisa Kantor Stark captures the voice of ninety-two-year-old Maime with perfect pitch.
Maime grew up in a world marked by religious ritual and strong family ties. Always a fighter, she persevered in a troubled marriage, survived the Holocaust by hiding in a root cellar, and met the daunting challenge of starting over again in America. Yet as her narrative alternates between her memories of the past and her feelings of abandonment in the present, Maime struggles to come to grips with an awful moment unfairly forced on her by history. Bring Us the Old People is a powerful mediation on the weight of the past, the force of circumstance, the limits of choice, and the cost of survival.
Price: $22.95
Pages: 208
Publisher: Coffee House Press
Imprint: Coffee House Press
Publication Date:
01 September 1998
Trim Size: 9.30 X 6.20 in
ISBN: 9781566890748
Format: Hardcover
BISACs:
“The most impressive aspect of the novel is Maime’s voice and how beautifully consistent it is. It is the voice of the modern world, its horrors and triumphs of one who has seen the worst that humanity is capable of, and on a small scale, the best, and has lived to tell the tale.” —Russell Banks
“Stark’s lonely heroine becomes an unforgettable figure as she sums up a life endured with stoic dignity.” —Publishers Weekly
“Stark’s lonely heroine becomes an unforgettable figure as she sums up a life endured with stoic dignity.” —Publishers Weekly
Marisa Kantor Stark is an American author, playwright, and screenwriter.