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Theo Decker is a real boy, not a fairy-tale survivor. His friend calls him Potter, but it sounds bitterly ironic. The only miracle in the life of a boy whose mother died in front of his eyes is a painting of a bright bird stolen from a gallery: a goldfinch forever chained to a pole. But unlike the bird, Theo sees no point in escaping from the captivity of his life of disaster. The events that are raging around him, the amazing and cruel world, are just a backdrop for the story of his soul, fixated on a terrible moment of his childhood. And the only thing that can bring him back to an understanding of the absolute value of life is the immortal beauty of the few things that are worth saving even from the flames.

• Pulitzer Prize 2014!

• A Warner Bros. film adaptation is planned.

• Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Literature

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• Book of the Year according to Amazon, The New York Times, Book Review, USA Today, etc.

• Donna Tartt is one of Time's 100 Most Influential People of 2014

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