Reflections of Prague: Journeys Through the 20th Century.

318 p.: Ill. Lediglich der Schutzumschlag ist leicht berieben. Sonst aber ein gutes und sauberes Exemplar/ Only the dust jacket is slightly rubbed. Otherwise, however, a good and clean copy. - 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 Masaryk 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. CONTENT: Journey with my Lost Father Lonely Times The Safety of Bratislava Rudolf Heda Rudolf: Into Adulthood Heda: Life’s Endings and Beginnings Between the Wars An Impotent Army Chances of Survival Transport to Lödz A Stumble out of Auschwitz-Birkenau Return to Prague From Idealism into Self-Destruction Politics Taking Over Stranded in the Forcefully Distorted Economy The Soviets Arrive Journeys of Misunderstanding Towards Manufactured Guilt Ways into Detention ToNowhere In the Name of the Party Making Trade Ruzyné Interlude The Theatre of Absurdity A Trip to the Land of No Return 7. The Last Journey Sinking Deeper. ISBN 9780470022191