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Oct 25, 2019 lisa goldstein is the national book awardwinning of the red magician and the uncertain places. The red magician by lisa goldstein book cover, description, publication history. Author 1953 us author who began writing work of genre interest with the red magician 1982, a fantasy based on hungarian motifs and venues and set during the holocaust see holocaust fiction. She has also published a short story collection, travellers in magic, and numerous short stories.
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Though written with the undertones of magic, it is still overall a story of the human condition and the evil that is done in the name of man. Buy a cheap copy of the red magician book by lisa goldstein. In the schoolroom of a simple european village, kicsi spends her days dreaming of the lands beyond the mountains. Though written with the undertones of magic, it is still overall a story of the human condition and the. Ivory apples lisa goldstein 9781616962982 netgalley. The red magician ebook by lisa goldstein rakuten kobo. The red magician by lisa goldstein is an intriguing tale that follows the protagonist, kicsi, in a coming of age story that intertwines magic with the backdrop of ww2 europe.
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