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A Jew in Communist Prague #2 Adolescence
Cover Date: January, 1997
The next chapter in this highly praised tale of life behind the iron curtain finds Jonas Finkel reaching his teen years. His father is still not to be seen and he and his mother are scraping by. Jonas, denied a good education, goes from menial job to men ...
Issue Description
The next chapter in this highly praised tale of life behind the iron curtain finds Jonas Finkel reaching his teen years. His father is still not to be seen and he and his mother are scraping by. Jonas, denied a good education, goes from menial job to menial job but then finds work in a bookstore. Government agents force Jonas to spy on the owner for them but he secretly rebels by joining a daring group of teens who read and collect forbidden literature. The group includes a girl with the most disturbing pair of blue eyes.
A Jew in Communist Prague (1997)
- Publisher
- NBM
Volume Description
HARVEY AWARD WINNER ‘99
“BEST COMICS OF '97! A powerful, moving chronicle of a Jewish boy coming of age in 1950's Communist Prague.”
Publishers Weekly
“The poignant story is made more haunting by Giardino's meticulously detailed artwork.”
The Washington Post
“Potent and haunting.”
Forward
“Unobtrusively masterly graphic novel”
Booklist
“Visually compelling and historically resonant, Giardino's full color narrative is evolving into a masterwork of its kind.”
Kirkus Reviews
"Favorite Graphic Novel of the Year!"
Joe Szadkowski, The Washington Times
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