Gwen Edelman

Gwen Edelman’s first novel, War Story, was translated into eight languages, won the Prix du Premier Roman Etranger in France, and was a Koret Jewish Book Award finalist. Her most recent novel, The Train to Warsaw, is now available. She lived for many years in Paris and now lives in New York.


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Articles by Gwen Edelman

The Jews and the Second World War: A Reading List

I started reading about the fate of the Jews during the Second World War when I was eleven. No one ...

A Ghetto in the Middle of a City

Central Park, in the middle of the city of New York, is 843 acres. The Warsaw Ghetto, in the middle ...

In My Characters’ Shoes

One September afternoon I took the train from Berlin to Warsaw, as my characters had done. I wanted to see ...

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