Recipient of the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
Finalist for the National Book Award
Ranked as a New York Times Bestseller
Recipient of the Carnegie Medal for Fiction
A profoundly exquisite and daring novel chronicling the convergence of paths between a blind French girl and a German boy in occupied France during the tumultuous backdrop of World War II.
Marie-Laure, blind from the age of six, has her world illuminated by her father’s meticulous creation of a miniature replica of their Parisian neighborhood. Through tactile exploration, she commits it to memory, mastering the art of navigation. However, the invasion of the Nazis forces father and daughter to flee, safeguarding a perilous secret.
Werner, an orphan from Germany, is destined to endure the same grueling mine labor that claimed his father’s life. His destiny takes an unforeseen turn when his knack for engineering is unearthed. This skill propels him into a merciless military academy, a path fraught with suffering and sacrifice.
Simultaneously, in a distant walled coastal city, an elderly man experiences uncharted realms within the confines of his home. While he remains insulated, the specter of imminent danger encroaches.
Doerr’s marriage of boundless imagination and painstaking observation sparks with intensity. As Europe succumbs to the ravages of war and lives serendipitously intertwine, “All The Light We Cannot See” stands as a poignant and shattering lament for lost innocence.
