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| ==Characters in "The Devil's Arithmetic"== | ==Characters in "The Devil's Arithmetic"== | ||
| ===Present=== | ===Present=== | ||
| *''Hannah Stern'' | *''Hannah Stern'' – the main protagonist | ||
| *''Aaron Stern'' (Hannah's brother) (Ron-Ron) | *''Aaron Stern'' – (Hannah's brother) (Ron-Ron) | ||
| *''Aunt Eva'' (Hannah's great-aunt, known as ''Rivka'' when she was a child in Poland) | *''Aunt Eva'' – (Hannah's great-aunt, known as ''Rivka'' when she was a child in Poland) | ||
| *''Grandpa Will'' (Hannah's Grandfather was know as ''Wolfe'' when he was a child in Poland), he is Aunt Eva's Brother. | *''Grandpa Will'' – (Hannah's Grandfather was know as ''Wolfe'' when he was a child in Poland), he is Aunt Eva's Brother. | ||
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| *''Chaya Abramowicz'' | *''Chaya Abramowicz'' – | ||
| *''Gitl Abramowicz'' (Chaya's aunt) | *''Gitl Abramowicz'' – (Chaya's aunt) | ||
| *''Shmuel Abramowicz'' (Chaya's Uncle, Gitl's brother) | *''Shmuel Abramowicz'' – (Chaya's Uncle, Gitl's brother) | ||
| *''Fayge'' (Shmuel's fiancee) | *''Fayge'' – (Shmuel's fiancee) | ||
| *''Rivka'' (Chaya's friend from the ], changes name to ''Eva'' when she comes to the ] after the war) | *''Rivka'' – (Chaya's friend from the ], changes name to ''Eva'' when she comes to the ] after the war) | ||
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| Author | Jane Yolen |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Historical, Novel |
| Publisher | Viking Books |
| Publication date | October 1988 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 170 p. (hardback edition) |
| ISBN | ISBN 0670810274 (hardback edition) Parameter error in {{ISBNT}}: invalid character |
The Devil's Arithmetic is a novel written by Jane Yolen in 1988. It tells the story of a Jewish girl, Hannah.
Plot introduction
Hannah is tired of remembering the horrors of the Holocaust and Passover. She is living in present time in the United States who at her family's Passover Seder is transferred to Poland during the height of the Nazi occupation in 1942 where she becomes Chaya.
Plot summary
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Characters in "The Devil's Arithmetic"
Present
- Hannah Stern – the main protagonist
- Aaron Stern – (Hannah's brother) (Ron-Ron)
- Aunt Eva – (Hannah's great-aunt, known as Rivka when she was a child in Poland)
- Grandpa Will – (Hannah's Grandfather was know as Wolfe when he was a child in Poland), he is Aunt Eva's Brother.
1942, Poland
- Chaya Abramowicz –
- Gitl Abramowicz – (Chaya's aunt)
- Shmuel Abramowicz – (Chaya's Uncle, Gitl's brother)
- Fayge – (Shmuel's fiancee)
- Rivka – (Chaya's friend from the concentration camp, changes name to Eva when she comes to the United States after the war)
Main themes
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Awards and nominations
It received the National Jewish Book Award.
Film, TV or theatrical adaptations
It was made into a TV movie starring Kirsten Dunst and Brittany Murphy in 1999.
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