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'Of all the sleep a man can have, the fisherman's sleep is the sweetest. It is the greatest of luxuries - sleep and fishing.' Through tender, vivid, and often humorous recollections - from magical fishing trips to the rivers and ponds of Bustehrad to his charismatic father's eccentric business ventures - this bittersweet memoir tells the story of a childhood in Czechoslovakia, against the backdrop of World War II.
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How I Came to Know Fish, Ota Pavel
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- Released
- 2025
- Binding
- (Paperback)
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- Title
- How I Came to Know Fish
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Ota Pavel
- Publisher
- Penguin Classics
- Released
- 2025
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 144
- ISBN10
- 0241752280
- ISBN13
- 9780241752289
- Series
- Memories of Childhood
- Tags
- Psychological Topics, Czech Literature, Family, Relationships, World War II, Stories, Gifts for grandpa, Holocaust, Jewish Literature, Fish, Sport Fishing, Beroun Region, Ota Pavel, 1930-1973
- Rating
- 4.3 out of 5
- Description
- 'Of all the sleep a man can have, the fisherman's sleep is the sweetest. It is the greatest of luxuries - sleep and fishing.' Through tender, vivid, and often humorous recollections - from magical fishing trips to the rivers and ponds of Bustehrad to his charismatic father's eccentric business ventures - this bittersweet memoir tells the story of a childhood in Czechoslovakia, against the backdrop of World War II.