![]() He decided to set the novel in World War II with a focus on the Battle of Saint-Malo after a book trip to the town in 2005. Doerr felt the man was unappreciative of the "miracle" of being able to communicate across long distances. ![]() The story has moral themes such as the dangers of possession and the nature of sacrifice, and portrays fascination with science and nature.ĭoerr's first inspiration came from a 2004 train ride, during which he watched a man become angry because his telephone call cut out. The narrative has a nonlinear structure, flashing between the Battle of Saint-Malo and the events leading up to it. ![]() The novel is written in a poetic style, and almost all of the chapters alternate between Marie-Laure's story and Werner's story, both of which parallel each other. The novel is set during World War II and centers around the characters Marie-Laure Leblanc, a blind French girl who takes refuge in her uncle's house in Saint-Malo after Paris is invaded by Nazi Germany, and Werner Pfennig, a bright German boy who is accepted into a military school because of his skills in radio technology, before being sent to the military. ![]() ![]() Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in FictionĪll the Light We Cannot See is a 2014 war novel by American author Anthony Doerr. ![]()
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