The Last Book Smuggler - by Birute Putrius (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>In 1902 Lithuania, a group of rebels armed with books triumphs against the mighty Russian Empire.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><strong>In 1902 Lithuania, a group of rebels armed with books triumphs against the mighty Russian Empire.</strong><br /> <br /> Part folktale, part thriller, THE LAST BOOK SMUGGLER tells the story of Ada and her grandfather Viktoras, an old book smuggler tired of his forty-year battle to keep his language alive despite the attempts of the Russian Empire to destroy it. Into their world steps Jonas, a young man in love with Ada and ready to join the underground book smugglers. But there is a traitor in their midst who must stop them or lose everything.<br /> <br /> Based on the author's grandfather, who was a book smuggler, the novel deftly captures the politics and dangers of the times while bringing to life an engaging and quirky family, with an element of the supernatural.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> </p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p><br /> If you look closely at the smiling moon it may decide to hide itself under an ominous cloud cover, but it will soon re-emerge to delight you with its profound insights into village life under cancerous authority, how it manages to keep its autonomy and even thrive. Birute Putrius knows these Lithuanian stalwarts intimately and gives them to us as vividly as if present in your living room.<br /> ----Sam Eisenstein, <em>Trajectories</em></p><br>
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