Description: Praise for Heidegger's Glasses "Frank's vision of the Holocaust is original and startling, with compelling characters and a narrative that's both explosive and ponderous." --Publishers Weekly (starred review) "Thaisa Frank uses one of history's greatest crimes, the Holocaust, as the backdrop to an original, imaginative, and compelling story. Both intellectual and emotional, Heidegger's Glasses has plenty of real life lessons which are still relevant today." --The Huffington Post "A spellbinding, innovative, intellectually compelling tour-de-force. Thaisa Frank's imagination is boundless: she enchants and horrifies and moves us, often on the same page." --Michelle Huneven, author of Blame "This is stunning work, full of mystery and strange tenderness. Thaisa Frank has written one of the most compelling stories of the Nazi regime since D. M. Thomas's Pictures at an Exhibition. It is a book that will haunt you." --Dan Chaon, author of Await Your Reply "Written in the precise prose that has garnered praise for Frank's short fiction, this surreal tale is a vivid reminder of what we must not forget." --Booklist "A tour de force whose imagery haunts the reader long after the final page is turned." --Jim Moret, author of The Last Day of My Life "Thaisa Frank has composed a mesmeric image of prisoners trapped in the madness of a decaying Nazi regime. Ms. Frank's skillfully laced prose and riveting imagery combine to create an unforgettably surrealistic portrait of a world gorged on insanity." --Thomas Steinbeck, author of Down to a Soundless Sea "Philosophical yet searingly passionate, Thaisa Frank's debut novel is essential reading for our own uncertain times. Practically vibrating with empathy, Heidegger's Glasses is one of those rare gifts of literature that makes you feel as deeply as it makes you think. You will never forget it." --Sheri Holman, author of The Dress Lodger "Heidegger's Glasses has the majesty and significance of novels of another time and place. Thaisa Frank's surreal narrative has the uncanny sensibility of a Yiddish folk tale and the mystical spirit of an Isaac Bashevis singer story." --Katharine Weber, author of True Confections and Triangle "Heidegger's Glasses suspends us in a world populated with angels and devils, philosophers and survivors, who come alive through passions and actions that seize our minds and hearts. This surreal world explodes and we watch courage walking hand in hand with death until the satisfying end. It is an amazing book." --Louise Murphy, author of The True Story of Hansel and Gretel

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