{"product_id":"gratitude-isbn-9780143053590","title":"Gratitude","description":"March 1944: War's darkest period descends upon Hungary's Jews. By the time it ends, over half a million Jews will have been murdered. \u003ci\u003eGratitude\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of that period, through a group of people whom terrible circumstance has thrown together, and of lives and loves saved and lost. \u003cp\u003eA brilliant exploration with deep humanity of the complexities of the human psyche in its darkest hour.\u003c\/p\u003e JOSEPH KERTES was born in Hungary but escaped with his family to Canada after the revolution of 1956. He studied English at York University and the University of Toronto, where he was encouraged in his writing by Irving Layton and Marshall McLuhan. His first novel,  \u003ci\u003eWinter Tulips\u003c\/i\u003e , won the Stephen Leacock Award for Humour. His third novel,  \u003ci\u003eGratitude\u003c\/i\u003e , won a Canadian Jewish Book Award and the U.S. National Jewish Book Award for Fiction. Kertes founded Humber College’s distinguished creative writing and comedy programs. He is currently Humber’s dean of creative and performing arts.  \u003cp\u003e     \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Canada","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300033646821,"sku":"NP9780143053590","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780143053590.jpg?v=1767728440","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/gratitude-isbn-9780143053590","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}