Reflections of Prague : journeys through the 20th century / Ivan Margolius.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Margolius, Ivan.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Margolis family.

Margolius, Ivan.

Prague (Czech Republic)--History--20th century--Biography.

Prague (Czech Republic).

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

ix, 318 pages : illustrations, music ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Chichester, England ; Hoboken, NJ : Wiley, 2006.

Summary:

"Reflections of" "Prague" is the story of how a Czech Jewish family become embroiled in the most tragic and tumultuous episodes of the twentieth century. Through their eyes we see the history of their beloved Prague, a unique European city, and the wider, political forces that tear their lives apart. Their moving story traces the major events, turmoil, oppression and triumphs of Europe through the last hundred years - from the Austro-Hungarian Empire to the First World War; from the vibrant artistic and intellectual life of Prague in the times of Kafka, the Capek Brothers and Masanyk to years of hunger in a Polish ghetto and the concentration camps of Hitler, from the tyrannous rule of Stalin to the rekindled hopes of Dubcek and the subsequent Soviet occupation to liberation under Havel. Told from Ivan' s perspective, it is a poignant, but uplifting tale that tells of life lived with purpose and conviction, in the face of personal suffering and sacrifice.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 308-310) and index.

ISBN:

0470022191

OCLC:

63186141

Publisher Number:

9780470022191