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In Fugitive Pieces, Anne Michaels delves into the aftermath of war on memory and psyche through the stories of Jakob Beer, a Polish Holocaust survivor, and Ben, a Canadian professor born to Holocaust survivors. Jakob reflects on his traumatic childhood and life in Greece with his guardian Athos, while Ben seeks understanding of his parents' past through Jakob's journals, revealing intergenerational trauma and the enduring impact of historical atrocities.