The Butterfly And The Axe
The Butterfly And The Axe by Omer Bartov, published by Amsterdam Publishers on January 27, 2023, is a poignant exploration of historical trauma and memory. This edition, comprising 210 pages, delves into the chilling events of Spring 1944, when a Jewish family was murdered in a remote Ukrainian village. The narrative follows an Israeli woman and a British man of Ukrainian descent as they investigate their families’ connections to this crime, revealing how this untold tragedy has impacted their lives across generations.
Readers will find a narrative that intertwines personal histories with broader themes of the Holocaust, utilizing fragments of memories, testimonies, diaries, letters, and confessions. The book aims to fill gaps in the historical record by reimagining the lives of those who were murdered and erased from memory. Through this lens, it sheds light on the transgenerational effects of trauma, making it a significant contribution to the discourse surrounding Jewish history and the impact of wars and conflicts.
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Spring 1944 A Jewish family is murdered in a remote Ukrainian village. Who were they? Who were the killers?
Three generations later, an Israeli woman and a British man of Ukrainian origins set out to find out how their families were implicated in this crime. They also discover how this untold murder has warped their own lives.
Narrated by an unnamed historian, and based on fragments of memories, testimonies, diaries, letters and confessions, this novel seeks to fill a gap in the historical record of the Holocaust by reimagining those who were murdered and erased from memory, and to shed light on the transgenerational effects of trauma.
Omer Bartov was born in Israel and teaches history in the United States. His mother emigrated from Galicia to Palestine before World War II. Most of the rest of his family were murdered under unknown circumstances in the Holocaust.
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