· Interweaving the stories of Susanna and Sara, and their families, And After the Fire traverses over two hundred years of history, from the eighteenth century through the Holocaust and into today, seamlessly melding past and present, real and imagined. Lauren Belfer’s deeply researched, evocative, and compelling narrative resonates with. And After the Fire explores the vexing question of whether art can be simultaneously beautiful and hateful Belfer's novel managed to dazzle while delving into dark places. -- "NPR's Fresh Air" This remarkable novel spans centuries and continents, touching finally on the Holocaust and serving as a paean to Bach's music Absorbing/5(). www.doorway.ru: And After the Fire: A Novel () by Belfer, Lauren and a great selection of similar New, Used and Collectible Books available now at great prices.
Belfer (A Fierce Radiance, , etc.) skillfully weaves this story together with a much older one: in , Wilhelm Friedemann Bach, eldest son of Johann Sebastian, gives the hateful cantata to his beloved music student Sara Itzig, who also happens to be Jewish. Belfer then traces Sara's ownership of the cantata through the first half of the. Personal life. Belfer, born July 8, , is from Buffalo, New York, where she attended the Buffalo Seminary. The school would later serve as the basis for the girls' school depicted in her debut novel, City Of Light, about Buffalo, NY during the Pan-American Exposition.. Belfer majored in Medieval Studies at Swarthmore College (graduated ), has an M.F.A. from Columbia University, and. THE REAL PEOPLE AND PLACES IN AND AFTER THE FIRE. The Palais Itzig was on Burgstrasse in Berlin, along the river Spree. The Berlin Stock Exchange was built here in The Sunday gatherings organized by Lea and Abraham Mendelssohn Bartholdy, and later by Fanny Hensel, took place here and brought together Berlin's cultural, intellectual, and.
Lauren Belfer’s most recent novel, AND AFTER THE FIRE, received the inaugural Book Club Award of the National Jewish Book Awards. Lauren grew up in Buffalo, New York, and decided to become a writer when she was six years old. By the time she was in high school, her literary work was receiving rejection letters from all the best publications. “‘And After the Fire’ is a bold and hugely ambitious novel with the transfixing appeal of a best-seller.” — The Buffalo News “Belfer has created a fascinating historical novel and poignant love story that will open the eyes and ears of music lovers and please those who enjoy a graceful, spellbinding tale pondering important questions.”. NATIONAL JEWISH BOOK AWARD WINNER. For fans of The Imposter Bride and Sarah's Key, a masterful new novel from Lauren Belfer, the New York Times—bestselling author of City of Light and A Fierce Radiance. Susanna has the perfect New York City life: a great job, a loving husband and a beautiful apartment.
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