How I Came to Know Fish (1974) is Ota Pavel's magical memoir of his childhood in Czechoslovakia. Fishing with his father and his Uncle Prosek - the two finest fishermen in the world - he takes a peaceful pleasure from the rivers and ponds of his country. But when the Nazis invade, his father and two older brothers are sent to concentration camps and Pavel must steal their confiscated fish back from under the noses of the SS to feed his family. With tales of his father's battle to provide for his family both in wealthy freedom and in terrifying persecution, this is one boy's passionate and affecting tale of life, love and fishing.
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Ota Pavel (1930-1973) worked for much of his short life as a journalist and sports reporter. Despite serious bouts of mental illness he wrote brilliant, lyrical accounts, some collected in How I Came to Know Fish, of his childhood and his family in a Czechoslovakia under overwhelming threat from Nazism.
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Zustand: Good. : En esta mágica memoria de su infancia en Checoslovaquia, Ota Pavel relata sus experiencias de pesca con su padre y su tío Prosek, los dos mejores pescadores del mundo, disfrutando de los ríos y estanques de su país. Sin embargo, cuando los nazis invaden, su padre y sus dos hermanos mayores son enviados a campos de concentración, y Pavel debe robar los peces confiscados para alimentar a su familia. A través de relatos de la lucha de su padre por mantener a su familia tanto en la libertad como en la persecución, Pavel nos ofrece una historia conmovedora sobre la vida, el amor y la pesca. EAN: 9780141192833 Tipo: Libros Categoría: Literatura y Ficción|Historia Título: How I Came to Know Fish Autor: Ota Pavel Editorial: Penguin Classics Idioma: en Páginas: 144 Formato: tapa blanda. Artikel-Nr. Happ-2026-06-30-afb9c7f6
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Zustand: New. 2010. First Edition. paperback. Presenting an account of the author's childhood in Czechoslovakia, this title features the tales of the his father's battle to provide for his family both in wealthy freedom and in terrifying persecution. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 9. Weight in Grams: 112. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Artikel-Nr. V9780141192833
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - How I Came to Know Fish (1974) is Ota Pavel's magical memoir of his childhood in Czechoslovakia. Fishing with his father and his Uncle Prosek - the two finest fishermen in the world - he takes a peaceful pleasure from the rivers and ponds of his country. But when the Nazis invade, his father and two older brothers are sent to concentration camps and Pavel must steal their confiscated fish back from under the noses of the SS to feed his family. With tales of his father's battle to provide for his family both in wealthy freedom and in terrifying persecution, this is one boy's passionate and affecting tale of life, love and fishing. Artikel-Nr. 9780141192833
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