Kindergarten (Masterplots II: British and Commonwealth Fiction Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Peter Rushforth
- First Published: 1979
- Type of Work: Impressionistic realism
- Time of Work: December 24-28, 1978
- Setting: Southwold, a small English town
- Principal Characters: Corrie Meeuwissen, Jo Meeuwissen, Matthias Meeuwissen, Lilli
- Genres: Long fiction, Impressionistic literature
- Subjects: 1970’s, Children, Family or family life, Tradition, Music or musicians, 1980’s, England or English people, Jews or Jewish life, Singing or singers, Grandparents or grandchildren, Small-town life, Holocaust, Jewish, Christmas
- Locales: England
The Novel
Although the action of Kindergarten takes place over only five days during the Christmas holidays of 1978, the text is intercut with so much parallel and peripherally related material that the novel resonates with significance greater than that one might expect from the story of a family Christmas celebration. Kindergarten is about childhood, home, and sanctuary; more than that, however, it is about a close-knit family circle in the context of a larger, often hostile society that seeks to invade and destroy familial bonds.
The novel begins with an...
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