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Fugitive Pieces (2007): Film vs Book
Film · 2007 · Directed by Jeremy Podeswa · Starring Stephen Dillane, Rade Šerbedžija
About the film
A boy hidden away during the war grows up to be a poet, and looks back at his loss and survival.
How close is it to the book?
Close to the bookThe film follows the book's two-part story and gives its poetic images a calm, slow pace.
Read or watch first?
The novel is lyrical and dense, a book to read slowly.
What the book gives you
Fugitive Pieces by Anne Michaels
Beautiful, haunting language and a story that moves you deeply.
Who will like it: Readers who like poetic novels of loss and memory.