A favorite work of Czech humor, We Were a Handful depicts the adventures of five boys from a small Czech town through the diary of Petr Bajza, the grocer’s son. Written by Karel Polácek at the height of World War II before his deportation to Auschwitz in 1944, this book draws on the happier years of Polácek’s own childhood as inspiration. As we look upon the world through Petr’s eyes, we, too, marvel at the incomprehensible world of grownups; join in fights between gangs of neighborhood kids; and laugh at the charming language of boys, a major source of the book’s humor. This translation at last offers English-language readers the opportunity to share in Petr’s (and Polácek’s) childhood and reminds us that joy and laughter are possible even in the darkest times.
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Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. reprint edition. 400 pages. 5.50x7.80x1.30 inches. In Stock. Artikel-Nr. __8024632853
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Zustand: New. Translator(s): Corner, Mark. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 178 x 127 x 10. Weight in Grams: 181. . 2016. Classroom. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Artikel-Nr. V9788024632858
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Softcover. Zustand: As New. The acclaimed novel We Were a Handful is the humorous story of five small-town boys. In 1943 during one of the lowest points of his life - as he awaited his deportation to Theresienstadt - Karel Polacek recalled his youth, inviting readers to see the world through the eyes of a child. Written as a first-person narrative from one of the boys, the natural humor of the material is intensified by the language of the narrator as he attempts a grandiose tone to satirize and celebrate the people of his town. Polacek masterfully avoids the cliches of childhood naivete as he weaves his tales of adventures, battles with the boys from a neighboring village, and first love - as well as the clash between the fantastic world of children and the prosaic world of adults. With We Were a Handful Karel Polacek beautifully portrays the world of a child from a Jewish family on the eve of tragedy. ,Conveys how humour can deal with tragedy. There is actually a lot of humanity in it." --David Vaughan, www.radio.cz. Artikel-Nr. e794fff0-4b5a-46fa-b3e0-a8a052b90ede
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