121 pages 4 hours read

All the Light We Cannot See

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2014

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Paired Texts & Other Resources

Use these links to supplement and complement students’ reading of the work and to increase their overall enjoyment of literature. Challenge them to discern parallel themes, engage through visual and aural stimuli, and delve deeper into the thematic possibilities presented by the title.


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Other Student Resources


Anthony Doerr Q&A

  • a question and answer session on the novel with Anthony Doerr
  • touches on the theme of Light Versus Darkness and the motif of the Radio


Anthony Doerr on All the Light We Cannot See

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