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Synopsis
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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About the Author
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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Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Czech
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- PublisherNew Directions
- Publication date1991
- ISBN 10 0811211657
- ISBN 13 9780811211659
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages150
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Condition: Muy bueno. : En este libro, Ota Pavel nos lleva de vuelta a su infancia en Checoslovaquia, donde la pesca con su padre y su tío Prosek eran una fuente de alegría y conexión con la naturaleza. Sin embargo, la invasión nazi lo cambia todo, enviando a su padre y hermanos a campos de concentración. Ota, demasiado joven para trabajar, se queda con su madre y recurre a la pesca furtiva para sobrevivir. A través de relatos conmovedores, Pavel nos muestra la lucha de su padre por mantener a su familia en tiempos de riqueza y persecución, ofreciendo una historia de vida, amor y pesca. EAN: 9780811211659 Tipo: Libros Categoría: Literatura y Ficción Título: How I Came to Know Fish Autor: Ota Pavel Editorial: New Directions Publishing Corporation Idioma: en Páginas: 150 Formato: tapa blanda. Seller Inventory # Happ-2024-03-15-2dd75300
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