Written by an architect whose knowledge imbues every page, this story becomes more gripping with every soul hidden and every life saved. The Paris Architect asks us to consider what we owe each other, and just how far we'll go to make things right. The book reached The New York Times best seller list in July 2015. Published by Sourcebooks Landmark, it follows the story of French architect Lucien Bernard, who is paid to create temporary hiding places for Jews in Nazi-occupied Paris. He sorely needs the money, and outwitting the Nazis who have occupied his beloved city is a challenge he can't resist.īut when one of his hiding spaces fails horribly, and the problem of where to hide a Jew becomes terribly personal, Lucien can no longer ignore what's at stake. The Paris Architect is a 2013 novel by Charles Belfoure and the author's debut in fiction writing. All he has to do is design a secret hiding place for a wealthy Jewish man, a space so invisible that even the most determined German officer won't find it. But if he's clever enough, he'll avoid any trouble. In 1942 Paris, gifted architect Lucien Bernard accepts a commission that will bring him a great deal of money ? and maybe get him killed. "A beautiful and elegant account of an ordinary man's unexpected and reluctant descent into heroism during the second world war." Malcolm GladwellĪ thrilling debut novel of World War II Paris, from an author who's been called "an up and coming Ken Follett." (Booklist)
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