THE DEVIL'S ARITHMETIC (1999 film)

We live times of peace and security, but sometimes we forget that. Excuse me if i talk to much, 14 years ugly photo whit the "canadian waste of time" is the less shaming, annoyng, and sorely offensive... O my god im feel so stupid... Ok.

The Devil's Arithmetic is a historical fiction novel written by American author Jane Yolen and published in 1988. The book is about Hannah Stern, a Jewish girl who lives in New Rochelle, New York. During a Passover Seder, someting incredible makes the girlie to undestand the importance of knowing about the past...

The Devil's Arithmetic was nominated for the Nebula award for best novella in 1988 and won the National Jewish Book Award (in the category for children's literature) in 1989. The script for a 1999 Showtime television film with the same title, was starring by Kirsten Dunst and Brittany Murphy, and we take a look of how fast can change our lives and how fragiles we are...












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