The Light We Cannot See

2015 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.

A pure heart can shine even in the darkest night. And in the most terrible of times.

Marie-Laure lives with her father in Paris, near the National Museum of Natural History, where he works as the master of its thousand locks. When Marie-Laure goes blind as a very young girl, her father builds her a perfect miniature of their neighborhood so she can memorize it by touch and find her way home. At twelve, the Nazis occupy Paris, and father and daughter have to flee to the walled city of Saint-Malo. With them, they carry what could be the museum's most precious and dangerous jewel.

In a German mining town, young orphan Werner grows up with his little sister, captivated by a rudimentary radio they both find. Werner becomes an expert in building and repairing these crucial devices for the new times, a talent that does not go unnoticed by the Hitler Youth.

Following the German army, Werner must cross the war-torn heart of Europe. Until on the last night before the liberation of Saint-Malo, the paths of Werner and Marie-Laure finally cross. And their lives change forever.

#1 on the bestseller lists in the United States.
National Book Award Finalist.
Best Novel of 2014 on iTunes.
Among the top ten books of the year for The New York Times.
#1 Historical Fiction of 2014 on Goodreads.
2015 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction from the American Library Association.

«I am reading a wonderful book. I am only halfway through so I can't talk until the end, but it's a real pleasure. I wanted to tell you about it. Impeccable style, wonderful characters, and a vivid recreation of World War II. What more could you ask for?... And isn't the cover beautiful?»
Kate Morton

Reviews:
«All the Light We Cannot See is an instant classic, and, moreover, for all audiences. Whoever is not carried away by its plot will be by the emotion, and some will be simply mesmerized by the lyricism of Doerr's prose. A memorable experience.»
Juan Manuel Freire, El Dominical

«One of the strengths of this novel is to place the reader in the era as someone from that time, without all that we know today and cannot forget.»
Inocencia Newman, Qué Leer

«Unforgettably beautiful.»
The New York Times

«I don't think I'll read a better book this year than All the Light We Cannot See.»
Washington Post

«A beautiful, brave, heartbreaking, and strangely joyful novel.»
The Seattle Times

«Incandescent... A luminous work of struggle and transcendence.»
The Oprah magazine

«Magnificent.»
The Guardian

«A work of art.»
BBC