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Beschreibung
A dramatic memoir of a young Jewish boy and his brother on the run from the Nazis in occupied Europe When Joseph Joffo was ten years old, his father gave him and his brother fifty francs and instructions to flee Nazi-occupied Paris and, somehow, get to the south where France was free. A Bag of Marbles tells that remarkable and engaging story, bringing to life the dangers facing these two Jewish boys as they eluded the Nazis and made their way, against all odds, to safety. A captivating and unforgettable story that will reward readers young and old, A Bag of Marbles is presented here with an afterword by the author in which he responds to questions that students asked about his experience over the years.
A dramatic memoir of a young Jewish boy and his brother on the run from the Nazis in occupied Europe When Joseph Joffo was ten years old, his father gave him and his brother fifty francs and instructions to flee Nazi-occupied Paris and, somehow, get to the south where France was free. A Bag of Marbles tells that remarkable and engaging story, bringing to life the dangers facing these two Jewish boys as they eluded the Nazis and made their way, against all odds, to safety. A captivating and unforgettable story that will reward readers young and old, A Bag of Marbles is presented here with an afterword by the author in which he responds to questions that students asked about his experience over the years.
Über den Autor
Joseph Joffo (1931-2018) was a French writer. His memoir, Un sac de billes, became a bestseller in France on publication in 1971, and was translated into eighteen languages. He is also the author of numerous other works of nonfiction and fiction. Un sac de billes was adpated for film twice--in 1975 and in 2017.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2001
Genre: Geschichte, Importe
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9780226400693
ISBN-10: 0226400697
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Joffo, Joseph
Übersetzung: Sokolinsky, Martin
Auflage: Univ of Chicago PR edition
Hersteller: University of Chicago Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 215 x 140 x 24 mm
Von/Mit: Joseph Joffo
Erscheinungsdatum: 15.01.2001
Gewicht: 0,408 kg
Artikel-ID: 121016711