Ptitsa v kletke - Lenens K.

Born in the United States, Christine Leunens studied at Harvard, worked in Europe (including paco Rabanne, Givenchy, Nina Ricci), and lives in New York. She is the author of three novels translated into 16 languages. "A brilliant addition in a series started by masterpieces such as Book Thief, The Boy in Striped Pajamas and The Tattoo from Auschwitz," My Weekly wrote of Bird in the Cage. He did not skimp on the praise of the Historical Novel Society: "A novel of rare strength, depth and emotional uncompromisingness. Leunens fundamentally refuses to smooth the sharp corners. Her chamber drama in fat contains the quintessence of an entire era." So meet Johannes Betzler, a native of Vienna born in 1927. After the Anschluss, when Austria becomes part of Nazi Germany, he enters first jungfolk, then Hitler Youth, and with the beginning of the war brings shells to anti-aircraft guns. So, imagine his shock when he learns that his parents hide a Jewish girl at home ...

In January 2020, the world box office release starring Scarlet Johansson, Sam Rockwell, Stephen Merchant, Thomasine McKenzie). The film has already won a grand prix at the Toronto Film Festival and two Hollywood Film Awards for best cinematography and best scenery, and is nominated for a four-category Hollywood Film Critics Association award.

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