La Luz Que No Puedes Ver (originally published as ) by Anthony Doerr is a critically acclaimed historical fiction novel that won the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction . Set during World War II, the story follows the parallel lives of a blind French girl, Marie-Laure LeBlanc , and a gifted German orphan, Werner Pfennig , whose paths eventually cross in the coastal city of Saint-Malo. Plot Summary The narrative is built around two primary perspectives: Go to product viewer dialog for this item. All the Light We Cannot See: A Novel By Anthony Doerr