Ruta Tannenbaum

by Miljenko Jergović

The novel Ruta Tannenbaum is by prolific, award-winning Croatian author Miljenko Jergovic. First published in 2006, the story illuminates life and society in Yugoslavia between the world wars. The title character was inspired by real-life figure Lea Deutsch, the now-forgotten Shirley Temple of Yugoslavia, who was murdered in the Holocaust.

Using their shared Jewish heritage as a starting point, Jergovic constructs a fictional family...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810127539
• ISBN13: 9780810127531
• Release Date: May 2011
• Publisher: Northwestern University Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.6" x 8.4"