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Joseph Joffo was ten years old when his father gave him and his brother fifty francs and instructions to flee Nazi-occupied Paris and, somehow, get to the south where France was free.
Previously out of print, this book is a captivating and memorable story; readers will instinctively find themselves rooting for these children caught in the whirlwind of World War II.
Previously out of print, this book is a captivating and memorable story; readers will instinctively find themselves rooting for these children caught in the whirlwind of World War II.
A Bag of Marbles is an autobiographical novel by Joseph Joffo published in 1973, set in Nazi-occupied France during World War II.
The protagonist travels through France to escape the Nazis, who are looking for him because he is jewish.
His brother Maurice and him visit about eight places: Paris, Dax, Marseille, Menton, Nice, Montluçon, Aix-Les Bains and again the city of Paris.
The protagonist travels through France to escape the Nazis, who are looking for him because he is jewish.
His brother Maurice and him visit about eight places: Paris, Dax, Marseille, Menton, Nice, Montluçon, Aix-Les Bains and again the city of Paris.
Joseph is 10 years old in the story.
He was a child so we see his experiences from his point of view.
Reading this book, we tried to make a comparison between his feelings and ours.
What would we have felt in those terrible situations? What would our reactions have been?
