Anna and the Swallow Man is a young adult historical fiction novel by Gavriel Savit, published January 26, 2016 by Knopf.

[1] It was generally well-received by critics, including a starred review from Publishers Weekly, who noted, "Savit’s economical prose beautifully captures a child’s loss of innocence and the spiritual challenges that emerge when a safe world suddenly becomes threatening.

"[2] Also commenting on Savit's writing style, Booklist wrote, "Full of sophisticated questions and advanced vocabulary, Savit’s debut occasionally feels like an adult novel, but young readers with the patience for his gauzy pacing and oblique plot turns will be rewarded by a moving, thought-provoking story about coming-of-age in the midst of trauma.

"[6] Shelf Awareness also commented on the book's ability to co-mingle action and deep meditation: "Amidst a riveting survival story of brutal cold, hunger and chilling narrow escapes are musings on the power of words and the power of silence, the value of truth and the necessity of lies, the horrors of war, the resilience of people, love, death, the keen intuition of children, living with uncertainty.

Thematically, it never reaches the ambitious targets it sets itself: the climax is rushed over, and we are left as bemused about her journey and the Swallow Man as we were at the start.