RECIPIENT OF THE 2015 PULITZER PRIZE FOR FICTION
FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD
BESTSELLER ACCORDING TO THE NEW YORK TIMES
AWARDED THE CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR FICTION
An exquisite, ambitiously crafted novel that weaves together the fates of a sightless French girl and a young German boy, whose destinies intertwine amidst the tumultuous backdrop of occupied France during the harrowing years of World War II.
Marie-Laure, afflicted with blindness since her sixth year, relies on her father’s creation of a flawlessly scaled model of their Parisian neighborhood. Through tactile exploration, she commits it to memory, using it as her guide through the city’s labyrinthine streets. However, with the advent of the Nazi occupation, father and daughter become bearers of a perilous secret, leading them to flee.
Werner, an orphan hailing from Germany, faces a future of toil in the same mine that claimed his father’s life. Yet, his aptitude for engineering emerges, propelling him into a brutal military academy. His ascent from obscurity is entwined with suffering.
Meanwhile, in a distant coastal enclave fortified by walls, an elderly man embarks on voyages of discovery without ever venturing beyond his own dwelling. However, impending danger encircles him from all sides.
Doerr masterfully blends his soaring imagination with scrupulous observation, creating an electrifying narrative. Amidst the sweeping turmoil of war-stricken Europe, as lives unexpectedly intersect, “All The Light We Cannot See” stands as a mesmerizing and heartrending elegy to the loss of innocence.
