The Zookeeper's War

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The Zookeeper's War
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First edition
Author Steven Conte
Language English
Genre novel
Publisher Fourth Estate, Australia
Publication date
2007
Publication place Australia
Media typePrint (Paperback)
Pages374
ISBN 9780732285166

The Zookeeper's War (2007) is a novel by Australian author Steven Conte. It won the inaugural Prime Minister's Literary Award for Fiction in 2008.

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Plot summary

The novel tells the story of Vera Frey, a young Australian who marries the heir to Berlin Zoo just prior to World War II. As the zoo's workers are conscripted and replaced by PoWs, Vera and her husband Axel fight to maintain the zoo's standards and to survive as the world about them disintegrates.

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