Buy this book on-line Lustig, Arnost : NIGHT AND HOPENew York, Dutton, 1962
Hardcover, 8vo, 206 pages, 21 cm. Contents: The return -- Rose Street -- The children -- Moral education -- Stephen and Anne -- Blue flames -- Hope. Short stories. Lustig (1926–2011) , was a “Czech writer, screenwriter, and journalist. Born in Prague, Lustig was deported to the Theresienstadt concentration camp in 1942 and later to a number of others, including Auschwitz and Buchenwald. At the end of the war he managed to escape from the death train and reach Prague, where he later graduated from the School of Political and Social Sciences. Lustig’s work is based mainly on his tragic experiences in concentration camps and postwar life in his homeland. He made his literary debut with the collection of stories Night and Hope (1958) filmed as Z. Brynych’s A Transport from Paradise (1962) . Much of Lustig’s fiction has been translated into several languages. In 2004 he was awarded the Vladislav Vancura Prize. From 2004 Lustig lived in Prague” (Dagan and Pojar in EJ 2010) . Dust jacket in excellent condition. Light wear to binding. Excellent condition. Beautiful copy. (Holo2-71-8A) Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Lustig, Arnost : NIGHT AND HOPE. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including livres illustrées, libri rari, collectables, livres anciens and out of print books. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |