by Elie Wiesel
First published 1988
In the aftermath of World War II, Raphael Lipkin scours a clinic, searching in vain for his old friend Pedro. There, he encounters men whose minds have been fractured by their wartime experiences, their delusions drawn from the Bible. As Raphael interacts with these damaged souls, he is forced to confront his own painful memories of the past. At the heart of this poignant tale lies the unbreakable bond of friendship and the lasting scars of trauma.
Genres: literary-fiction, historical-fiction, 20th-century, adult-fiction
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, unreliable-narrator
Setting: New York (State)
Period: Aftermath of World War II
217 pages · Hardcover · Summit Books
Content warnings: mental-illness, war