Prague 1938 is a coming-of-age novel, or a novel of lost illusions, set in a Czechoslovakia threatened with incorporation into the Third Reich. Centred on the 15 year old Guido Hayek, it traces his infatuation with Leah Meisel, an orphaned Jewish girl several years older than him who, he discovers, is part of a street-gang of con-artists and petty thieves. His initiation into their world occurs when Leah challenges him to steal a ring from a jewellers. Soon he is enmeshed. Guido is aware that Leah's grandfather Ezra Meisel, an antiques dealer, has plans to emigrate to Odessa with her, particul Prague 1938 - Dara Kavanagh od authora Dara Kavanagh a nakladatelství za skvělé ceny na e-shopu Martinus. cz.
Autor |
Dara Kavanagh |
Jazyk |
anglický |
Rok vydání |
2021 |
Žánr |
beletrie |
Nakladatelství |
Dedalus European Anthologie |