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The Giver

by Lois Lowry · 1993 · 240 pages

Lex Fridman
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About This Book

In a futuristic society that has eliminated pain and conflict through a policy of Sameness, twelve-year-old Jonas is selected to be the Receiver of Memory. As he inherits the community's collective memories of the past, he discovers the dark secrets behind their perfect world and the necessity of human emotion.

Book Details

Published

1993

Pages

240

Language

en

ISBN

9780544336261

Awards & Recognition

Newbery Medal (1994)

Series

Part 1 of The Giver Quartet

Audiobook Available

4h 47m
Narrated by Ron Rifkin

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