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Discover an evocative tale etched in history with 'Darkness and Company', a profound historical novel set in Lithuania during 1941. This gripping narrative delves into the moral complexities faced by Vincentas, a Lithuanian photographer who enters into a Faustian pact with an SS officer to safeguard his Jewish lover, Judita. By agreeing to capture the harrowing atrocities committed by the occupiers and local militias, he unwittingly immerses himself in the darkest parts of human nature and the consequences of compromise. This riveting literary work is part of the Peter Owen World Series: Baltics and reveals the anguishing passivity and complicity surrounding the mass extermination of Jews during World War II in Lithuania, where tragically 94% of the Jewish community was lost. Sigitas Parulskis's storytelling is both haunting and necessary, urging readers to reflect on the burdens of survival amidst overwhelming moral dilemmas. The ISBN for this brand-new edition is 9780720620337, published in 2018 by Peter Owen Publishers. Free shipping is available for this item, with delivery expected within 6 weeks of your order confirmation. Please note that once placed, orders cannot be canceled, so explore this unforgettable work today and understand the depths of courage and cowardice in human history.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9780720620337
Year: 2018
Publisher: Peter Owen Publishers
Description:
Part of the Peter Owen World Series: Baltics. 'Darkness and Company' is an unflinching and morally complex historical novel about a Lithuanian photographer who agrees to record the murderous actions of the occupying SS and local militia in return for the safe-keeping of his Jewish lover.
Lithuania, 1941, Vincentas has made a Faustian pact with an SS officer: in exchange for his own safety and that of his Jewish lover, Judita, he will take photographs - `make art' - of the mass killings of Jews in the villages and forests of his occupied homeland. Learning of the pact that has kept her safe for so long, a disgusted Judita returns to her husband, surrendering herself to the ghetto, leaving Vincentas alone and trapped in his horrifying work.Through the metaphor of photography, Sigitas Parulskis lays bare the passivity and complicity of many of his countrymen in the darkest chapter of Lithuania's recent history in which 94 per cent of its Jewish population perished.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9780720620337
Year: 2018
Publisher: Peter Owen Publishers
Description:
Part of the Peter Owen World Series: Baltics. 'Darkness and Company' is an unflinching and morally complex historical novel about a Lithuanian photographer who agrees to record the murderous actions of the occupying SS and local militia in return for the safe-keeping of his Jewish lover.
Lithuania, 1941, Vincentas has made a Faustian pact with an SS officer: in exchange for his own safety and that of his Jewish lover, Judita, he will take photographs - `make art' - of the mass killings of Jews in the villages and forests of his occupied homeland. Learning of the pact that has kept her safe for so long, a disgusted Judita returns to her husband, surrendering herself to the ghetto, leaving Vincentas alone and trapped in his horrifying work.Through the metaphor of photography, Sigitas Parulskis lays bare the passivity and complicity of many of his countrymen in the darkest chapter of Lithuania's recent history in which 94 per cent of its Jewish population perished.