"Fugitive Pieces"

Absolutely one of the most beautiful books I've ever read. It unfolds like a beautiful poem. The book starts out with a young Jewish child, Jakob,  in WWII Poland hiding in the forest after his his family is murdered by the Nazis. He is rescued up by a Greek geologist who takes him back to Greece. The geologist raises him as if he was his own son. This is a wonderful story that you'll never forget. A warning: don't read the short blurb describing the story on the first two pages. It totally ruins the plot. I've actually torn it out before lending it to friends. It has been made into a movie which is pretty true to the book, however I enjoyed the book quite a bit more.