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The Last of the Just
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The Last of the Just

work by Schwarz-Bart
Also known as: “Le Dernier des justes”
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The Last of the Just is a novel by André Schwarz-Bart, published in 1959. It is considered a significant literary work of the post-World War II era. The novel explores the history of Jewish persecution and genocide in Europe, focusing on the story of Ernie Lévy, one of the Lamed Vav Tzaddiqim (36 Just Men) in Jewish tradition. The narrative traces his suffering through the horrors of Nazism. Schwarz-Bart's own parents, Polish Jews, were killed by the Nazis during the Holocaust, a personal tragedy that deeply influenced his writing. The novel was awarded the prestigious Prix Goncourt.1

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