All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr (Book Analysis)
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr (Book Analysis)
Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide
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This practical and insightful reading guide offers a complete summary and analysis of All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr. It provides a thorough exploration of the novel’s plot, characters and main themes, including conformity, free will and the notion of purity. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time.
This clear and detailed 54-page reading guide is structured as follows:
- Biography of Anthony Doerr
- Presentation of All the Light We Cannot See
- Summary of All the Light We Cannot See
- Character study
- Marie-Laure LeBlanc
- Daniel LeBlanc
- Etienne LeBlanc
- Madame Manec
- Werner Pfennig
- Jutta Pfennig
- Frau Elena
- Frederick
- Frank Volkheimer
- Dr Hauptmann
- Sergeant Major Reinhold von Rumpel
- Analysis of All the Light We Cannot See
- Light and order
- Strength
- The curse
- Voices
- Only numbers
About All the Light We Cannot See
All the Light We Cannot See follows two characters who find themselves on different sides of the conflict during the Second World War: Marie-Laure is living in German-occupied France, while Werner is a private in the German army. Their paths eventually cross and love blossoms, but the pressures of wartime force them to make difficult decisions as they both struggle to do the right thing. The novel was a major critical and commercial success: it spent 130 consecutive weeks on the New York Times bestseller list and won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the Andrew Carnegie Medal in 2015.
About Anthony Doerr
Anthony Doerr is an American novelist and short story writer, and is best known for his 2014 novel All the Light We Cannot See. He has also written the novel About Grace and the short story collections The Shell Collector, which is based on his experiences living in New Zealand and Africa, and Memory Wall. He currently lives in Boise, Idaho, with his wife and their two sons.
Product details
ISBN | 9782808019019 |
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Publisher | Plurilingua Publishing |
Collection | Brightsummaries.com |
Format | |
Pages | 54 |
File size | 2.1 MB |