Author Description

Presents A Historical Novel Based On The True Story Of Varian Fry's Extraordinary Attempt To Save The Work, And The Lives, Of Jewish Artists Fleeing The Holocaust. In 1940, Fry-- A Harvard Educated American Journalist--- Traveled To Marseille Carrying Three Thousand Dollars And A List Of Imperiled Artists And Writers He Hoped To Rescue Within A Few Weeks. Instead, He Ended Up Staying In France For Thirteen Months, Working Under The Veil Of A Legitimate Relief Organization To Procure False Documents, Amass Emergency Funds, And Set Up An Underground Railroad That Led Over The Pyrenees Into Spain And Finally To Lisbon, Where The Refugees Embarked For Safer Ports. Among His Many Clients Were Hannah Arendt, Franz Werfel, Andre Breton, Max Ernst, Marcel Duchamp, And Marc Chagall.