The Zookeeper's War
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| Author | Steven Conte |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | novel |
| Publisher | Fourth Estate, Australia |
Publication date | 2007 |
| Publication place | Australia |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| Pages | 374 |
| ISBN | 9780732285166 |
The Zookeeper's War (2007) is a novel by Australian author Steven Conte. It won the inaugural Prime Minister's Literary Award for Fiction in 2008.
The novel tells the story of Vera Frey, a young Australian who marries the heir to Berlin Zoo just prior to World War II. As the zoo's workers are conscripted and replaced by PoWs, Vera and her husband Axel fight to maintain the zoo's standards and to survive as the world about them disintegrates.
Notes
- Dedication: For my grandmother, Marion Marcus, 1901-2003. With love and thanks for other stories.
