Aaron's Leap

A multigenerational saga inspired by Bauhaus artists and the impact of the Holocaust's lingering legacy on their children and protégés

About the author

Magdaléna Platzová is the author of several books, including three novels published in English: Aaron’s Leap, a Lidové Noviny Book of the Year Award finalist, The Attempt, longlisted for the Dublin Literary Award and a Czech Book Award finalist, and Life After Kafka, a Magnesia Litera award finalist. Her fiction has also appeared in A Public Space and Words Without Borders. Platzová grew up in the Czech Republic; studied in Washington, DC, and England; received her MA in Philosophy at Charles University in Prague; and has taught at New York University’s Gallatin School. She is now based in Lyon, France.

Product details

• Authors: Magdalena Platzova, Magdaléna Platzová
• Assisted by: Craig Cravens (Translation)
• Publisher: Bellevue Literary Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 18.02.2014
• EAN: 9781934137703
• ISBN: 978-1-934137-70-3
• No. of pages: 224
• Dimensions: 124 mm x 188 mm x 15 mm
• Weight: 204 g
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Belletristik: religiös, spirituell, FICTION / Literary, FICTION / Cultural Heritage, FICTION / Jewish, Fiction - General