Shalom Auslander's 'Hope: A Tragedy', a terrific satire on Anne Frank: New in ... - Plain Dealer (blog)

Shalom Auslander's 'Hope: A Tragedy', a terrific satire on Anne Frank: New in ... Plain Dealer (blog) Set at an elite New Hampshire institution for psychics, "The Vanishers" tracks the rivalry that grows between a renowned teacher, Madame Ackerman, and her talented pupil, Julia Severn. While the story takes places in a world where a psychic attack can ...