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We Were a Handful

By Karel Polacek
Series: Modern Czech Classics
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We Were a Handful by Karel Polacek is a heartwarming story that delves into the mischievous and adventurous lives of a group of boys in a small Bohemian town before World War I. Through humorous and poignant anecdotes, the book captures the essence of childhood innocence, friendship, and the bittersweet moments of growing up in a rapidly changing world.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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You might enjoy this book if you appreciate heartwarming narratives about childhood adventures and mischievous antics. It offers a humorous and nostalgic look at life through the eyes of young characters, capturing the essence of friendship and the trials of growing up in a small town setting.

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We Were a Handful

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A favourite work of Czech humour, 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 Poláček at the height of World War II before his deportation to Auschwitz in 1944, this book draws on the happier years of Poláček’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 neighbourhood kids; and laugh at the charming language of boys, a major source of the book’s humour.

This translation at last offers English-language readers the opportunity to share in Petr’s (and Poláček’s) childhood and reminds us that joy and laughter are possible even in the darkest times.

Series: Modern Czech Classics

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9788024632858

Publisher: Karolinum,Nakladatelstvi Univerzity Karlovy,Czech Republic

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 14 October 2016

Country: Czechia

Imprint: Karolinum,Nakladatelstvi Univerzity Karlovy,Czech Republic

Edition: Classroom Edition

Contributors:

  • Translated by Mark Corner

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 1.0mm

Width: 13.0mm

Height: 19.0mm

Weight: 170g

Pages: 400

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Fiction General Fiction Karel Polacek Literary Fiction Series: Modern Czech Classics

About the Author

Karel Polacek (1892 1944) was a Czech novelist and journalist. Of Jewish descent, he was transported to several concentration camps during World War II before dying at Gleiwitz. Mark Corner is a translator, author, and lecturer in religious and European studies who lives and works in Brussels.

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