Porcelain soldier
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Mathias Malzieu is a popular French writer, musician and director, creator and lead singer of the rock band Dionysos, author of a dozen successful books, Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters.
"Porcelain Soldier" is the true story of the author's father. The action takes place during World War II. In 1944, after the sudden death of his mother, nine-year-old Menou secretly crosses by cart, hidden in hay, the demarcation line between the free and occupied zone to get to his grandmother's house. Grandmother's farm is in German-occupied Lorraine, declared part of the Third Reich; even French is forbidden here. Menou's new illegal life on a small farm is full of dangers: if the occupants discover him, they will shoot the whole family. Moreover, his relatives hide not only him, but also a Jewish girl, a friend of his mother. And yet, despite the minute-by-minute risk, the languid underground existence presents the boy with surprising discoveries. The novel is about war, about childhood under bombs, about first love, hope and search for oneself.
"Porcelain Soldier" is the true story of the author's father. The action takes place during World War II. In 1944, after the sudden death of his mother, nine-year-old Menou secretly crosses by cart, hidden in hay, the demarcation line between the free and occupied zone to get to his grandmother's house. Grandmother's farm is in German-occupied Lorraine, declared part of the Third Reich; even French is forbidden here. Menou's new illegal life on a small farm is full of dangers: if the occupants discover him, they will shoot the whole family. Moreover, his relatives hide not only him, but also a Jewish girl, a friend of his mother. And yet, despite the minute-by-minute risk, the languid underground existence presents the boy with surprising discoveries. The novel is about war, about childhood under bombs, about first love, hope and search for oneself.
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