חשבון השטן

Novel, Historical novel by ג'יין יולן

Blurb

The Devil's Arithmetic is a historical fiction novel written by American author Jane Yolen and published in 1988. The book is about Hannah Stern, a Jewish girl who lives in New Rochelle, New York. During a Passover Seder, Hannah is transported back in time to 1942 Poland, during World War II, where she is sent to a death camp thought to be Auschwitz and learns the importance of knowing about the past.
The Devil's Arithmetic was nominated for the Nebula award for best novella in 1988 and won the National Jewish Book Award in 1989. The script for a 1999 Showtime television film with the same title, starring Kirsten Dunst and Brittany Murphy, was also nominated for a Nebula Award.

First Published

1988

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