L'enfant de Noé = Noah's Child (Le Cycle de l'invisible #4), Éric-Emmanuel SchmittOriginally published: 14 April 2004. It is 1942 and the Jews are being deported from Belgium. seven-year-old Joseph is taken to an orphanage, presided over by Father Pons. Joseph learns that to survive he must conceal his Jewish heritage and soon discovers that Father Pons has a secret of his own: he is risking his life not only for the boys but for the Jewish faith itself.تاریخ نخستین خوانش: ماه فوریه سال 2005 میل...

"Noah's child" is my third book by Eric Emmanuel and I loved it.A very emotional short story from the WWII, inspired by a true story that happened in Brussels. Again in E.E. Schmitt's fashion a beautiful, European and an unusual story about a young Jewish boy, separated from his parents during Nazi occupation and saved by Catholic priest. The boy was later reunited with his parents but he was not the same, a lot of things changed.A well written book, an outstanding story, very interesting. Also

La vicenda di un bimbo ebreo separato dai genitori durante i rastrellamenti nazisti, e la sua vita in un ricovero per orfani cristiani, alle prese con la fame, il terrore di essere scoperto, la nostalgia della mamma. Ma anche l'amicizia con un compagno di disavventure e sopratutto con il parroco, che gli insegnerà a prendere il largo nella vita. "Liberati di me Joseph. Il mio compito è finito. Ora possiamo essere amici". Un libricino ricchissimo :)The story of a jew child who got separated from

This is one of those books that I shall never forget. It is a beautiful story, beautifully written.

Read June 2010

this was a great short story of 10yo Joseph retelling his life at seven when his parents left him to spair his life during the nazis raid on Jews. despite the books size of only 135 pages (really short!) it created a almost lifelike scene. unfortunatly i found it to be a bit too short and some of the information was skimmed over and could have been dragged out. never the less, i suggest that you read this book. its quite amazing for such a small novel.

This is an Author I especially love. His books (especially these, that form part of the circle of the invisible) are tender without ever being sentimental, they convey deep messages about human nature and this one especially touched me with its humane story. Lovely, well written and with an inspiring end. I would recommend it to everyone, big and small. A future classic for sure!Maria Carmo,Lisbon 14th. April 2014.

As Robert Louis Stevenson once said, "But of works of art little can be said."True, the book is small, but it's not often that I read something without putting it down.This one is brilliant, very easy-going and extremely emotional. It shows very complicated matters through the eyes of an innocent and impressionable child. Its simplicity is touching. Why is it so easy to talk about the concept of people loving and respecting one another rather then fighting wars over somebody else's values, in th...

I have confused feelings after reading this book in just one day. So many twisted emotions, human types are mixed together in this story about the second world war and tortures of Jewish people.The distinctive way of thinking of the main character made me smile or sad while reading the book. I really liked the character of the stubborn woman making fake documents in her pharmaceutical store.The end of the book was meaningful but somehow unexpected when Joseph stops the car at somewhere nearby Pa...

A simple and delightful book, the first comparison that comes to mind is that with an impressionist painting. The colors are vivid, bright and the subject is “painted” in broad strokes. Some might say that the simplicity present here implies a lack of substance, but I always find this kind of approach rather refreshing (if done right). However one might criticize this book, one cannot say that it doesn’t manage to move one’s heart, even if just a little bit.

A humble story of a young Jewish boy living the atrocities of WWII. An easy read with interesting symbolism.

Beautiful!!! Loved it!

Noah’s Child is a short book, just under 140 pages, and is part of a series about childhood and religion. It tells the story of Joseph, a 7 year old Jewish child separated from his parents when threatened by the Nazis. He ends up being taken to an orphanage, where he is instructed how to become someone else.He is looked after by Father Pons, whom, he discovers, has set out to collect and record all can about being a Jew. He tells Joseph he is trying to save it, in the same way that Noah saved hu...

a world wide tragedy described in such magnificent words. an important & beautiful read.

I'm not comfortable writing a review in French, but we did read this one in French in high school. I liked this book: it's fascinating and Joseph, the main character we get to follow, is a young boy with a child's perspective. Joseph is a Jew in France during the occupation of Nazi Germany and his mother sends him off to be hidden; eventually he ends up in an abbey, with several other Jewish boys, under the care of Père Pons (or Pierre Pons--Pumice--as Joseph calls him) to hind him from the gend...

Not my favorite book of this sort, but I liked the phlegmatic Mademoiselle Marcelle, and her irreverent ways. The story starts strong but after Joseph's arrival at the Villa it waned. It maintained my interest, but it seemed like Joseph was being unfairly denied the opportunity to become Catholic. Even in the circumstances, I felt the adults were insufficiently sympathetic to the child's wishes. I much prefer the similar story by Joffo, 'Un sac de billes.'

Told from the perspective of a young Belgium Jewish boy during the Holocaust, this book at times may seem slightly sugar-coated. If so, it makes up for it, however, with the richness of the characters and the evocativeness of the writing. There is humor, pathos, and a wonderful metaphor running throughout. The book also touches on the difficulty of rebuilding a life after the Holocaust. Even if one's family survived, significant personal changes have taken place, and it's impossible to simply pi...

read it in German, wish my French was up there to read it in the original languagge

Set in Belgium during World War 2, Joseph, a young Jewish boy, is sent into hiding with Father Pons. Here Joseph learns about his Faith and that of the Father as well as learning about friendship, loyalty and bravery. Through the child's voice Schmitt allows the reader to explore the fundamental questions surrounding faith. What does it mean to be Jewish or Catholic? Do we have a duty to preserve our cultural identity for future generations? The novel pays tribute to all those who risked their f...