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In 1942, Tono and his wife are struggling because of his antipathy towards the fascist regime. His brother-in-law, the local fuehrer, chooses Tono to oversee a button shop owned by a sweet, harmless Jewish widow, Mrs. Lautman. Unable to explain his position to Mrs. Lautman, Tono gradually accepts he...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Grosman, Ladislav
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Garden City, Doubleday [1970]
Edition:[1st ed.].
Subjects:
World War, 1939-1945 > Juvenile fiction.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) > Czechoslovakia > Juvenile fiction.
Czechoslovakia > Juvenile fiction.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
World War (1939-1945)
Czechoslovakia.
1939-1945
Fiction.
Juvenile works.
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Summary:In 1942, Tono and his wife are struggling because of his antipathy towards the fascist regime. His brother-in-law, the local fuehrer, chooses Tono to oversee a button shop owned by a sweet, harmless Jewish widow, Mrs. Lautman. Unable to explain his position to Mrs. Lautman, Tono gradually accepts her belief that he is her assistant. When the Jews are ordered deported, the well-meaning Tono decides to shield her from the Nazis.
Item Description:Translation of Obchod na korze.
Physical Description:123 pages illustrations 25 cm