Under a Cruel Star: A Life in Prague 1941-1968 by Heda Margolius Kovaly - 1997-01-01

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Penguin Group, 1989. Paperback. Acceptable. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Penguin Group, 1989. Paperback. Acceptable. Former library book; Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Holmes & Meier Publishers. Used - Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.

Holmes & Meier Publishers, January 1997. Trade Paperback. Very Good-. Sticker residue on back. Corners bumped

Penguin (Non-Classics), 1989-10-01. Paperback. Used: Acceptable.

Holmes & Meier Publishers Inc, 1997. Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Holmes & MeierPublishers, New York, 1997. Trade Paperback in Good Condition. Translated from the Czech by Franci Epstein and Helen Epstein with the author. Clean lavender cover with light wear to edges, cover flares up, no spine creases, tight and solid glued binding. Ink underlining throughout, neatly done, does no interfere at all with ease of reading. Otherwise pages clean and clear, not toned. Kovaly's exposition of the lives caught up in Czechoslovakia's tragic fate under the Nazis and then during the Stalin era illuminates the chaotic life of a nation. Kovaly was deported to concentration camps, escaped from a death march, nearly starved in the post war years, only to be shattered by her husband's conviction in the infamous 1952 Slansky trial and his execution. A gripping memoir. 192 pages. 8vo. 1997, Holmes & Meier Publishers Inc. ISBN10: 0841913773, ISBN13: 9780841913776

NY: Holmes & Meier Publishers. Very Good. 1997. Later Printing. Softcover. 0841913773 . Three forces carved the landscape of my life. Two of them crushed half the world. from the rear cover. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 192 pages .

Paperback. Very Good.

Granta Books. Used - Very Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.