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Le grand cahier

by Agota Kristof · 1986

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Sent to a remote village for the duration of the war, two children devise physical and mental exercises to render themselves invulnerable to pain and sentiment. They steal, kill, blackmail and survive; others - the cobbler, the harelipped girl who craves love, the childre's parents - are sucked into war's brutal maelstrom.

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historical fictionhistorical fictionMore like thisLess of thisWorld War IIWorld War IIMore like thisLess of thiswar and militarywar and militaryMore like thisLess of thisliterary fictionliterary fictionMore like thisLess of thiscoming of agecoming of ageMore like thisLess of this
Themes
mental healthmental healthMore like thisLess of this
Setting
World War IIWorld War IIMore like thisLess of thisEastern EuropeEastern EuropeMore like thisLess of thisEuropeEuropeMore like thisLess of this
Subject
historyhistoryMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
short · 184 pages

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