| A Bag of Marbles | 
 enlarge | Author: Joseph Joffo
Creator: Martin Sokolinsky
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 21206
Media: Paperback
Edition: University of Chicago Press Ed
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 302
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 8.4 x 5.5 x 1
ISBN: 0226400697
Dewey Decimal Number: 940.5318092
EAN: 9780226400693
ASIN: 0226400697
Publication Date: August 11, 2001
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 an amazing story about the persecution of two jewish boys September 11, 2001
7 out of 10 found this review helpful
The book is full of adventure and childhood wit. It is written from a child's point of view and deightfully explores childhood innocence in a time of destruction and horror. It is about the tale of two jewish brothers whose strength and determination is accuentated as they try to escape from the germans. Their relationship is tested as they try to survive in extremely difficult conditions.
a story of adventure and hope August 21, 2001
12 out of 13 found this review helpful
Joseph Joffo produces here an autobiographical work which seeks to convey, through the eyes of a 10 year old, the impact of German anti-semitism during WWII. Joseph and his inseparable brother, Maurice, are two normal Parisian school children who are forced to flee Paris and occupied France when their father sees that the Vichy government's new anti-semitic laws will inevitably lead to deportation or worse. He sends first his two older sons, Henri and Albert to safety in "unoccupied" southern France and swiftly dispatches Joseph and Maurice to join them. A Bag of marbles is Joseph's story of survival and adventure as he seeks to remain one step ahead of the Nazis. An engrossing read, written with the humour which characterises a 10 year old's perspective on the world and without bitterness. To be recommended.
 French masterpiece March 9, 2001
16 out of 17 found this review helpful
Joffo's Bag of Marbles is a heart-warming story in which he follows himself and his older brother, both Jews, in their struggle to avoid the German soldiers who are occupying their country. In making sure they are not caught and sent to concentration camps, the boys go through a series of wonderful adventures in which their childish innocence is excellently portrayed. I read this book in French before reading this English translation and i can honestly say that i have seen very few books translated this well. Joffo's honest emotion is rarely lost in the English words used by Sokolinsky.
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