In "All the Light We Cannot See" Doerr weaves the parallel stories of Werner, a German boy, with Marie-Laure, a young French girl. This became the third inspiration for his novel. He was also fascinated by what happened during the German invasion of Paris in 1940 when the French worked to save as much art and natural science objects as they could from the Germans. He did some research and immediately knew he wanted to set his novel in this city, during the time of the bombing. While traveling in Europe, Doerr discovered the beautiful walled city of Saint-Malo, on the north coast of France, which was almost entirely destroyed by allied bombs in 1944. He began with the idea of a boy trapped somewhere, listening to the voice of an unknown young girl reading to him over the radio. Doerr reflected on the magic of radio and how amazing it is that we can hear the voice of someone many miles from us he decided this would be the inspiration for his next book. "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr Scribner Publishing May 2014 531 ppĪuthor Anthony Doerr was traveling in a New York subway when he had the idea for his new book "All the Light We Cannot See." A fellow traveler was overly upset when he was unable to get reception on his cell phone. Book Review by Ann Jonas, Tradebook Buyer - CSB/SJU Bookstores
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