Christine becker grew up in a notable german publishing family and studied german literature and publishing at the freie university in berlin. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Buy childrens books online at the works, with up to 80% off rrp. He was the author of many acclaimed novels, including jacob the liar, sleepless days, and bronsteins children. Childrens books find the perfect book for your kids at the works. Read what happens when a flea, a dog and a hog meet on a warm sunny day by the sea. Fuller from london produced as many as fifteen paper doll books in five years. Novelty books in the childrens books collection koninklijke. Jurek becker 19371997 was a holocaust survivor and one of the few novelists of jewish heritage in postworld war ii germany. Shop for childrens books by age, series, author, subject and format. This free childrens book is great read for children aged 3 to 8. Get 15% off when you buy two books with code multi15. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Oclc s webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus.
Bronsteins children by jurek becker, 9780226041278, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. In 1973, in east berlin, a young man goes to the family cottage to meet his girlfriend martha. An emotionally involving comingofage novel from the expatriate east german author of jacob the liar 1979 that finally disappoints with an abrupt finish, as though unable to confront the issues it raises. Choose from curated collections such as best picture books, best baby and toddler books, and best easy books for children ages 46. Bronsteins children by jurek becker 19990515 skip to main content. Bronsteins children by jurek becker, paperback barnes. Bronsteins children by jurek becker 19990515 jurek becker on. Arriving with his girlfriend at the family cottage for a rendezvous, a young man instead finds his father and two companions torturing a former nazi concentration camp guard as the crimes of the past are remembered bronstein s children gives motivation to analyze information and is also useful when criticizing plots. Bronsteins children is a brilliant book about postwar germany and it deserves more attention both in germany and internationally. Find your childs next best read in our childrens books store.