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The Wall

Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain

By Peter Sis

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| Hardcover | 9780374347017

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“I was born at the beginning of it all, on the Red side—the Communist side—of the Iron Curtain.” Through annotated illustrations, journals, maps, and dreamscapes, Peter Sís shows what life was like for a child who loved to draw, proudly wore the red scarf of a Young Pioneer, Continue

“I was born at the beginning of it all, on the Red side—the Communist side—of the Iron Curtain.” Through annotated illustrations, journals, maps, and dreamscapes, Peter Sís shows what life was like for a child who loved to draw, proudly wore the red scarf of a Young Pioneer, stood guard at the giant statue of Stalin, and believed whatever he was told to believe. But adolescence brought questions. Cracks began to appear in the Iron Curtain, and news from the West slowly filtered into the country. Sís learned about beat poetry, rock ’n’ roll, blue jeans, and Coca-Cola. He let his hair grow long, secretly read banned books, and joined a rock band. Then came the Prague Spring of 1968, and for a teenager who wanted to see the world and meet the Beatles, this was a magical time. It was short-lived, however, brought to a sudden and brutal end by the Soviet-led invasion. But this brief flowering had provided a glimpse of new possibilities—creativity could be discouraged but not easily killed.

By joining memory and history, Sís takes us on his extraordinary journey: from infant with paintbrush in hand to young man borne aloft by the wings of his art.

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  • 郵包一寄來,凝雨馬上認得是peter sis的作品。
    隨意略讀一遍,爸爸和小女兒都喜歡得不得了。

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  • English Books
  • Hardcover 56 Pages
  • ISBN-10: 0374347018
  • ISBN-13: 9780374347017
  • Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
  • Pub date: Aug 21, 2007
  • Dimensions: 2000 mm x 1484 mm x 129 mm Just how big is that?
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