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In Absentia

Art, memory and horror collide in a 176-page tour de force set between Paris and the Struthof camp. Discover why the press calls it “somber and heart-rending” – Le Monde

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Point de situation et perspectives d’avenir du Proche-Orient - Online / Monsieur Légionnaire (Paris)

2024-10-12

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Debate with Benjamin Petrover - B’nai B’rith France (online)

2023-10-16

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Salon du Livre du Mémorial de la Shoah - Paris – Memorial courtyard

2023-06-11

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Rencontre avec un auteur : *In Absentia* - Institut français d’Israël, Tel Aviv

2023-04-28

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Cafés littéraires de Montélimar - Montélimar, France

2014-10-02

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Festival international de géographie – Prix Amerigo-Vespucci - Saint-Dié-des-Vosges, France

2017-09-30

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Reader Testimonials

What critics and readers are saying about the books.

“In Absentia is sombre and heart-rending.”

Le Monde

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