School for Barbarians / Erica Mann / Persimmon

School for Barbarians / Erica Mann / Persimmon

Erica Mann would later define this book as a "political textbook," and this is a definition that is not justified. With the precision and clarity befitting a textbook, but in prose writing, she documents the routine of education in the Third Reich. A School for Barbarians paints a distressing and blunt picture in its directness of how the lives of children in Germany were affected in three areas: the family, the school, and the youth movements.

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Degenerate / Hod Halevi / Persimmon

Degenerate / Hod Halevi / Persimmon

A fast-paced and deceptive novel, which tells about life in Israel during the "Knife Intifada", through the character of Sami Ben Shoshan, a television cameraman, who realizes that a certain chapter in his life has come to an end.

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In both ways / Daniela Hodrova / Persimmon

In both ways / Daniela Hodrova / Persimmon

A masterpiece of fine Czech literature. A poetic novel with many layers, which deals with the border between life and death, with the ordinary life events of people caught in the vortex of history, with the many faces of everything.

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3 stories / Lord Berners / Persimmon

3 stories / Lord Berners / Persimmon

Percy Wallingford, The Camel and Count Omega - three playful stories - a mixture of imaginative whimsy and satire. With dark and razor-sharp humor, Lord Berners presents us with a collection of unforgettable characters - a masterwork of irony and absurdity.

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