{"product_id":"the-last-days-of-ellis-island-paperback","title":"The Last Days of Ellis Island - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGaëlle Josse\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eNatasha Lehrer\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the European Union Prize for Literature\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Josse powerfully evokes the spirit of the 'huddled masses' who landed on America's shores while creating a memorable portrait of a man torn between his commitment to his difficult job and the longings of his heart. Duty and desire clash in the melancholy reminiscences of a former Ellis Island immigration officer.\" \u003cb\u003e--Kirkus, *Starred Review*\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eNew York, November 3, 1954. In a few days, the immigration inspection station on Ellis Island will close its doors forever.\u003c\/b\u003e John Mitchell, an officer of the Bureau of Immigration, is the guardian and last resident of the island. As Mitchell looks back over forty-five years as gatekeeper to America and its promise of a better life, he recalls his brief marriage to beloved wife Liz, and is haunted by memories of a transgression involving Nella, an immigrant from Sardinia. Told in a series of poignant diary entries, this is a story of responsibility, love, fidelity, and remorse. \u003cp\u003e\"French novelist Josse's melancholy English-language debut looks at the last few days in 1954 before Ellis Island was officially shuttered as a port of entry into the U.S. (...) Josse's powerful work finds the human heart within a career bureaucrat.\" \u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Gripping...\u003ci\u003eThe Last Days of Ellis Island\u003c\/i\u003e is an absorbing novel in which beloved dreams are fast to shatter.\" \u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eForeword Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNew York, November 3, 1954. In a few days, the immigration inspection station on Ellis Island will close its doors forever. John Mitchell, an officer of the Bureau of Immigration, is the guardian and last resident of the island. As Mitchell looks back over forty-five years as gatekeeper to America and its promise of a better life, he recalls his brief marriage to beloved wife Liz, and is haunted by memories of a transgression involving Nella, an immigrant from Sardinia. Told in a series of poignant diary entries, this is a story of responsibility, love, fidelity, and remorse. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Combining real and fictional events, Gaëlle Josse has written a text as visceral as it is melancholy and vibrant.\"--\u003ci\u003e Livres Hebdo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Gaëlle Josse visits Ellis Island and constructs an intimate, collective geography, the story of one man intertwined with those of thousands of others.\"--\u003ci\u003eTransfuge\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGaëlle Josse\u003c\/b\u003e holds degrees in law, journalism, and clinical psychology. Formerly a poet, she published her first novel, \u003ci\u003eLes heures silencieuses\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eThe Quiet Hours\u003c\/i\u003e), in 2011. Josse went on to win several awards, including the Alain Fournier Award in 2013 for \u003ci\u003eNos vies désaccordées\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eOur Out-Of-Tune Lives\u003c\/i\u003e). After spending a few years in New Caledonia, she returned to Paris, where she now works and lives. Josse received the European Union Prize for Literature for \u003ci\u003eThe Last Days of Ellis Island\u003c\/i\u003e, along with the Grand Livre du Mois Literary Prize.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNatasha Lehrer\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer and literary translator based in Paris, France. She writes features and book reviews for a variety of newspapers including \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian, The Times Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Observer\u003c\/i\u003e. Some of her recent translations are \u003ci\u003eA Call for Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e by the Dalai Lama, \u003ci\u003eChinese Spies\u003c\/i\u003e by Roger Faligot, Victor Segalen's \u003ci\u003eJourney to the Land of the Real\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMemories of Low Tide\u003c\/i\u003e by Chantal Thomas. Lehrer won a Rockower Award for journalism in 2016, and in 2017 was awarded the Scott Moncrieff Translation Prize for her co-translation of Suite for Barbara Loden by Nathalie Léger.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 24, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769262735648,"sku":"9781642860719","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/d8e5f2726d2fdb9fb9d03e4c7e7ef6a3.webp?v=1780344566","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-last-days-of-ellis-island-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}