TLC Blog Tour for "Heidegger's Glasses" by Thaisa Frank

Heidegger's Glasses by Thaisa Frank is a very unique book that takes a point of view during World War II and the Holocaust that I have never seen before.

It takes place near the end of WWII underground in Germany. It is so hard to describe. It's part philosophy, part historical detail, part love story and part suspense thriller. It's heart-wrenching at times and can be quite a heavy read.

Since I do both Christian reviews and non-Christian, I always let my blog readers know when a book is a non-Christian title. This book is a non-Christian title, just to let you know.

The descriptions in this book made me feel as if I was there. It's extremely well written. The story will grab you from the start and the characters will capture your heart. It's always very mysterious and an element of suspense. I had surgery a few days ago, just a minor procedure, but I'm still recovering. This one definitely gave my brain a workout!

I definitely recommend this book. It's not a light read. It's very philosophical, with some historical details, part love story, and mystery & suspense. It\ takes a very unique view of WWII and the Holocaust and some difficult historical events. It will keep you thinking long after you've finished the book.


Book Summary:

A mysterious compound deep underground.

A love affair larger than a World War.
A fairy tale with atrocities.
And it all begins with one single letter….

Heidegger’s Glasses opens during the end of World War II in a failing Germany coming apart at the seams. The Third Reich’s strong reliance on the occult and its obsession with the astral plane has led to the formation of an underground compound of scribes–translators responsible for answering letters written to those eventually killed in the concentration camps.

Into this covert compound comes a letter written by eminent philosopher Martin Heidegger to his optometrist, who is now lost in the dying thralls of Auschwitz. How will the scribes answer this letter? The presence of Heidegger’s words–one simple letter in a place filled with letters–sparks a series of events that will ultimately threaten the safety and well-being of the entire compound.

Part love story, part thriller, part meditation on how the dead are remembered and history presented, with threads of Heidegger’s philosophy woven throughout, the novel evocatively illustrates the Holocaust from an entirely original vantage point.


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Author Bio:

Thaisa Frank has written three books of fiction, including A Brief History of Camouflage and Sleeping in Velvet (both with Black Sparrow Press, now acquired by David Godine). She has co-authored a work of nonfiction, Finding Your Writers Voice: A Guide to Creative Fiction, which is used in MFA programs. Her forthcoming novel, Heidegger’s Glasses, is coming out this fall with Counterpoint Press. Foreign rights have already been sold to ten countries.

Thaisa has taught in the graduate programs at San Francisco State, the University of San Francisco, been on the staff of various summer writing workshops, and written essays, including a recent Afterward in Viking/Penguin’s new edition of Voltaire. You can find out more about Heidegger’s Glasses and Thaisa by visiting her website at http://www.thaisafrank.com/.




This book was provided for review by Counterpoint Press.


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