A Bag of Marbles
1973 novel by Joseph Joffo / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the films, see A Bag of Marbles (1975 film) and A Bag of Marbles (2017 film).
A Bag of Marbles (French: Un sac de billes) is a Second World War autobiographical novel by the French Jewish author Joseph Joffo. It tells the story of his flight, as a small boy, with his brother Maurice to escape from Nazi occupied France to the Zone Libre.[1] Joffo was refused by many publishers before being encouraged by the newly founded publishing house Éditions Jean-Claude Lattès to get the help of an editor to publish the text.[2] The book was a phenomenal best-seller, being made into a major film two years later.
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Author | Joseph Joffo |
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Original title | Un sac de billes |
Language | French |
Series | D. Carter |
Genre | Autobiographical novel |
Publisher | Guilde du Livre |
Publication date | 1973 |
Publication place | France |
Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
Pages | 380 pp |
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