WHEN TIME STOPPED: A MEMOIR OF MY FATHER’S WAR AND WHAT REMAINS

Book ID/图书代码： 00200018C00027

English Summary/英文概要： There is a Czech saying – “Pod svícnem byvá největší tma,” which roughly translates as ‘the darkest place is under the candle.’ And this is the story of how Ariana slowly uncovered her father’s story after his escape from Prague during the War, and his decision – while most of the rest of his family perished – to take on an assumed identity and live out the war in Berlin. Later he was to move to Venezuela, where he married Ariana’s mother.

As a child, Ariana wanted to be a detective, only there were never any crimes that she needed to investigate. But when she was scared at night and crept into her parent’s bed, she was aware that her father sometimes had nightmares and shouted out in a language she did not know. And then one day she found a document with his picture and a name she did not recognise.

Here was a real mystery, and over his lifetime Hans Neumann only gave his daughter glimpses of his previous life. But when he died, he left her a box of memorabilia that finally gave her permission to use all her investigative skills to finally find out about the extraordinary life of her mysterious, beloved father. And so the search began.

Chinese Summary/中文概要：

在这部令人感动的回忆录里，阿里安娜·诺依曼(Ariana Neumann)追溯了父亲过往秘密：躲在饱受战争蹂躏的柏林，大屠杀中数十名家庭成员的惨遭屠戮，已经重建家园的勇敢选择。
In 1941, 诺依曼家族的第一个成员被纳粹带走，他在被德国占领的捷克斯洛伐克被捕，原因是他在一条犹太人禁止入内的河中洗澡。他被送往奥斯维辛集中营。十八天以后，他的囚犯号码被记录在停尸房的名册上。
在诺依曼三十四名家庭成员中，又二十五人是被纳粹杀害的，其中一名幸存者是汉斯·诺依曼，为了逃离德国的死亡网络，他来到柏林，躲在盖世太保的眼皮底下。汉斯的经历是如此难以言喻，以至于当他在委内瑞拉建立了一个工业帝国时，他却没有勇气去谈论当年这些旧事。而他的女儿阿里安娜只知道父亲身上发生过一件可怕的事情。
汉斯去世后，留给阿里安娜一个装满了信封，日记和其他纪念品的小盒子。十年后，阿里安娜终于鼓起勇气去翻译这些信件，并开始阅读。她的发现让她开始了一场全球范围的寻找，展示了一个充满了爱的家庭，找到生活的意义，努力在最坏的情况下生存的不可磨灭的生动印象。
“当时间停止时”是一部不容错过的侦探小说和一部史诗般的家族回忆录，横跨大洋近90年的历史。作者再现了家族里每位成员的真实生活。在经历多年后揭开了父亲的故事，她发现了自己与这段深刻历史之间的细微之处，所反映出与我们人性有关的，沉痛的且发人深省的真相。(Sandy)

Awards/获奖情况：☆Ariana Neumann has been shortlisted for the prestigious Wingate Literary Prize for WHEN TIME STOPPED

*A New York Times bestseller*

*A Washington Post bestseller*

*One of Amazon’s Best Books of 2020*

*One of Buzzfeed’s Books to Read in 2020*

WHEN TIME STOPPED by Ariana Neumann was published in the UK this week and the US last week. There’s been some wonderful press. Here are some highlights:

The book is currently number 7 on Amazon Bestsellers in the UK. In the US it went in at number 11 on NYT bestsellers and number 15 on Washington Post.

A fantastic review from Blake Morrison in the Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/feb/20/when-time-stopped-by-ariana-neumann-review-holocaust

An appearance on the NBC’s The Today Show: https://www.today.com/video/woman-discovers-father-s-incredible-story-of-surviving-the-holocaust-78079045933

“‘When Time Stopped is beautiful - deeply moving and extraordinary in its reach and its depth. I felt such kinship with the way in which Ariana Neumann moved through the world in her journey. It is absolutely remarkable.”– Edmund de Waal, author of The Hare with Amber Eyes

“When Time Stopped is Ariana Neumann’s journey of discovery, lyrically set down in this truly exceptional book. She shines an intimate light upon a time unique in its horror, and tells a story of bravery, and rare survival….This is a work of very great talent.”– Jon Snow, Channel 4 presenter

“Ariana Neumann’s story may strike a chord, and rightly so. The slow and pitiless brutality that took hold of much of Europe in the 1930s is a story that can never be told too often. What makes this account so effective is that it’s personal and, because of the dogged extensiveness of her research, Neumann reminds us of the small details that make the Nazi persecution of the Jews all the more chilling… It’s not always a grim story. Alongside anger and despair there is love and hope. But the message is stark. This is the way bullies work. When Time Stopped is more than just history. It’s a warning.”– Michael Palin

“A fascinating and beautifully constructed memoir and more than that, a testimonial to the power of meticulous research and family love.” – Caroline Moorehead, author of A Train in Winter

Arianna Neuman’s WHEN TIME STOPPED has been receiving some lovely quotes from American trade publications and fellow authors, with Edmund de Waal saying: “‘When Time Stopped is beautiful - deeply moving and extraordinary in its reach and its depth. I felt such kinship with the way in which Ariana Neumann moved through the world in her journey. It is absolutely remarkable.”

‘The story Ariana Neumann has to tell – a true one – is both exotic and extraordinary. Her combination of impeccable research with a pitch-perfect sense of narrative and suspense kept this early bird up reading, utterly captivated for every single moment, until long after dawn. I can’t begin to remember how many people I’ve since urged to buy this moving and highly original tribute to a remarkable man. What is truly astonishing is that it marks Neumann’s debut.’

About the Author/作者介绍： Ariana Neumann was born and grew up in Venezuela. She previously worked as a foreign correspondent for Venezuela’s The Daily Journal and her writing has also appeared in The European. She currently lives in London with her family. When Time Stopped is her first book.

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Rights Status/版权销售情况：Simplified Chinese/简体中文：AVAILABLE(到期可授)

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Sales in other countries/其他国家销售情况：sold French rights to Les Escales and Czech rights to Argo

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