{"product_id":"the-last-days-of-ellis-island-9781642860719","title":"The Last Days of Ellis Island by Josse, Gaëlle","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the European Union Prize for Literature\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Josse powerfully evokes the spirit of the 'huddled masses' who landed on America's shores while creating a memorable portrait of a man torn between his commitment to his difficult job and the longings of his heart. Duty and desire clash in the melancholy reminiscences of a former Ellis Island immigration officer.\" \u003cb\u003e--Kirkus, *Starred Review*\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eNew York, November 3, 1954. In a few days, the immigration inspection station on Ellis Island will close its doors forever.\u003c\/b\u003e John Mitchell, an officer of the Bureau of Immigration, is the guardian and last resident of the island. As Mitchell looks back over forty-five years as gatekeeper to America and its promise of a better life, he recalls his brief marriage to beloved wife Liz, and is haunted by memories of a transgression involving Nella, an immigrant from Sardinia. Told in a series of poignant diary entries, this is a story of responsibility, love, fidelity, and remorse. \u003cp\u003e\"French novelist Josse's melancholy English-language debut looks at the last few days in 1954 before Ellis Island was officially shuttered as a port of entry into the U.S. (...) Josse's powerful work finds the human heart within a career bureaucrat.\" \u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Gripping...\u003ci\u003eThe Last Days of Ellis Island\u003c\/i\u003e is an absorbing novel in which beloved dreams are fast to shatter.\" \u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eForeword Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gaëlle Josse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e World Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/24\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.58lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 4.90w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781642860719\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/28\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/26\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/18\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGaëlle Josse\u003c\/b\u003e holds degrees in law, journalism, and clinical psychology. Formerly a poet, she published her first novel, \u003ci\u003eLes heures silencieuses\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eThe Quiet Hours\u003c\/i\u003e), in 2011. Josse went on to win several awards, including the Alain Fournier Award in 2013 for \u003ci\u003eNos vies désaccordées\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eOur Out-Of-Tune Lives\u003c\/i\u003e). After spending a few years in New Caledonia, she returned to Paris, where she now works and lives. Josse received the European Union Prize for Literature for \u003ci\u003eThe Last Days of Ellis Island\u003c\/i\u003e, along with the Grand Livre du Mois Literary Prize.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNatasha Lehrer\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer and literary translator based in Paris, France. She writes features and book reviews for a variety of newspapers including \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian, The Times Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Observer\u003c\/i\u003e. Some of her recent translations are \u003ci\u003eA Call for Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e by the Dalai Lama, \u003ci\u003eChinese Spies\u003c\/i\u003e by Roger Faligot, Victor Segalen's \u003ci\u003eJourney to the Land of the Real\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMemories of Low Tide\u003c\/i\u003e by Chantal Thomas. Lehrer won a Rockower Award for journalism in 2016, and in 2017 was awarded the Scott Moncrieff Translation Prize for her co-translation of Suite for Barbara Loden by Nathalie Léger.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"World Editions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43655682949273,"sku":"9781642860719","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0572\/3367\/0297\/files\/img_87cff0ca-2cd7-40cb-86f8-66368d44cb4d.jpg?v=1724702653","url":"https:\/\/bookmarksretail.store\/products\/the-last-days-of-ellis-island-9781642860719","provider":"Bookmarks Retail","version":"1.0","type":"link"}