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 | O'Brien, Michael D. | By the Rivers of Babylon presents the early life of the prophet Ezekiel, from his childhood to his service in the Temple to the Babylonian Captivity, where he was enslaved among the exiles along the River Chebar.
Ezekiel, a bricklayer, is simple and timid. He is not yet a priest, and his… | Literature ⋅ Classics | |
 | Michael D. O'Brien | This powerful novel tells the story of a child born in 1933 into the turbulent world of the Balkans and traces his life into the third millennium. The central character, Josip Lasta, is the son of an impoverished school teacher in a remote village high in the mountains of the… | Literature ⋅ Contemporary | |
 | O'Brien, Michael | Sophia House is set in Warsaw during the Nazi occupation. Pawel Tarnowski, a bookseller, gives refuge to David Schäfer, a Jewish youth who has escaped from the ghetto, and hides him in the attic of the book shop. Throughout the winter of 1942-1943, haunted by the looming threat of discovery… | Literature ⋅ Contemporary |