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SS officer Julius Schlesinger is ordered to remove the statue of the Jewish composer Mendelssohn from the roof of the Prague Academy of Music before an official concert. Unsure which among the decorative statues is Mendelssohn, he tells his men to remove the statue with the biggest nose. Unfortunately, this is the statue of Wagner . . . This darkly comic and deeply moving novel traces the transformation of ordinary lives during the Nazi occupation of Prague. Weil tells the story of the struggle to survive in a labyrinthine regime, where humour, as well as great courage, required to retain hope and humanity.
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Mendelssohn on the roof, Jiří Weil, Marie Winn
- Taal
- Jaar van publicatie
- 2011
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- Taal
- Engels
- Auteurs
- Jiří Weil, Marie Winn
- Uitgever
- Daunt Books
- Jaar van publicatie
- 2011
- Formaat
- Paperback
- Aantal pagina's
- 273
- ISBN10
- 1907970010
- ISBN13
- 9781907970016
- Reeks
- Tags
- Fictie, Historisch thema, Historische romans, Tsjechische literatuur, Oorlogen, Tweede Wereldoorlog, Holocaust
- Oorspronkelijke titel
- Na střeše je Mendelssohn
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- 4,05 van 5
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- SS officer Julius Schlesinger is ordered to remove the statue of the Jewish composer Mendelssohn from the roof of the Prague Academy of Music before an official concert. Unsure which among the decorative statues is Mendelssohn, he tells his men to remove the statue with the biggest nose. Unfortunately, this is the statue of Wagner . . . This darkly comic and deeply moving novel traces the transformation of ordinary lives during the Nazi occupation of Prague. Weil tells the story of the struggle to survive in a labyrinthine regime, where humour, as well as great courage, required to retain hope and humanity.