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Sylvie Weil was raised in Paris and earned her degrees in classics and French literature at the Sorbonne. She has taught French literature at Barnard, Bennington, and Hunter Colleges, and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. She is the author of several works of adult and young adult fiction.
The Wanderings of Isaac André Gedalia
Imaginative and funny, heartbreakingly sincere without ever being sentimental. Pain and grief are transformed into the joy of storytelling, complete with humor, Jewish legends, and inspired fantasies. Beloved souls never leave us. One could almost say this is a beautiful and tender variation on the sacrice of Isaac.
Marie Odile Germain, General Curator, Bibliothèque nationale de France
Elvina's Mirror
“With a varied cast of characters and an action-packed plot, Elvina’s Mirror will keep the young reader's interest from beginning to end.”
– AJL Newsletter
At Home with André and Simone Weil
“A magnificent narrative which brings back to life the brother and sister, born three years apart yet very like twins, both superlatively gifted.”
– Le Monde