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Mother of Pearl / Die Perlmutterfarbe
A Children's Novel for Almost Everyone
A moving classic of German children's literature loved by readers of all ages
A bottle of homemade mother-of-pearl paint has gone missing from the backpack of »Mole«, one of the most popular students in his class. It doesn’t take long for the first accusations to fly, and soon enough, suspicion has fallen on their rival class, and the hunt for a scapegoat begins.
This novel about two German school classes set in the early 1930s is a landmark in 20th-century children’s literature. It tells a story of betrayal and friendship, of the lust for power and of...
This novel about two German school classes set in the early 1930s is a landmark in 20th-century children’s literature. It tells a story of betrayal and friendship, of the lust for power and of...
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A bottle of homemade mother-of-pearl paint has gone missing from the backpack of »Mole«, one of the most popular students in his class. It doesn’t take long for the first accusations to fly, and soon enough, suspicion has fallen on their rival class, and the hunt for a scapegoat begins.
This novel about two German school classes set in the early 1930s is a landmark in 20th-century children’s literature. It tells a story of betrayal and friendship, of the lust for power and of solidarity. In 2009, the novel was adapted for the screen.
This novel about two German school classes set in the early 1930s is a landmark in 20th-century children’s literature. It tells a story of betrayal and friendship, of the lust for power and of solidarity. In 2009, the novel was adapted for the screen.
»Full of unforgettable characters … There are not many books that so clearly bring to life an entire age.« Sybil Gräfin Schönfeldt, Süddeutsche Zeitung
»This warning about the perils of fascism, articulated all the way back in 1937, is just as fascinating as the way way that it explicitly addresses multiple readerships. Read today – with all our knowledge about the Nazi era – the work becomes a valuable historical document.« Susanne Blumesberger
»This warning about the perils of fascism, articulated all the way back in 1937, is just as fascinating as the way way that it explicitly addresses multiple readerships. Read today – with all our knowledge about the Nazi era – the work becomes a valuable historical document.« Susanne Blumesberger
»Full of unforgettable characters … There are not many books that so clearly bring to life an entire age.« Sybil Gräfin Schönfeldt, Süddeutsche Zeitung
»This warning about the perils of fascism, articulated all the way back in 1937, is just as fascinating as the way way that it explicitly addresses multiple readerships. Read today – with all our knowledge about the Nazi era – the work becomes a valuable historical document.« Susanne Blumesberger
»This warning about the perils of fascism, articulated all the way back in 1937, is just as fascinating as the way way that it explicitly addresses multiple readerships. Read today – with all our knowledge about the Nazi era – the work becomes a valuable historical document.« Susanne Blumesberger
1948, 280 pages
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Anna Maria Jokl
Author
Anna Maria Jokl, born in Vienna in 1911, lived in Jerusalem from 1965 until her death in 2001. She wrote Die Perlmutterfarbe in the 1930s, while in exile in Prague. For her oeuvre, she was awarded the Hans-Erich-Nossack-Preis in 1995.
Anna Maria Jokl
Author
Anna Maria Jokl, born in Vienna in 1911, lived in Jerusalem from 1965 until her death in 2001. She wrote Die Perlmutterfarbe in the 1930s,...
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Year of Publication: 2010
Anna Maria JoklYear of Publication: 2010
Six Lives
To this day, Anna Maria Jokl inspires generations of young readers with Die Perlmutterfarbe (adapted for the screen in 2008). When the author wrote the »children’s novel for almost everyone«, she was already in exile in Prague, escaping persecution by the Nazis. »Geographically speaking, I had six lives, all of them in respective hotspots of our time«, she...
Year of Publication: 1999
Anna Maria JoklYear of Publication: 1999
A Journey to London
In autumn of 1977, the author travels to a cold and rainy London. It is a journey into the past, some 27 years back. Anna Maria Jokl lived in London from 1939 to 1950; but the site of her exile had always remained foreign to her. As the author strolls through London, images and memories return to her, not just from London but also from other cities in her life: Jerusalem, Prague, Paris, Berlin....
Year of Publication: 1997
Anna Maria JoklYear of Publication: 1997
Two Case Studies on the Topic of »Dealing with the Past«
In Berlin in the early 1960s, a young Jewish man and a young German man, both around 25 years old and with no prior connection to one another, begin to consult the same therapist: Anna Maria Jokl, who is working in West Berlin at the time. Yehuda and Volker both exhibit physical symptoms and are suffering from mental anguish. In crystal-clear prose, Anna Maria Jokl delivers a vivid analysis of...
Year of Publication: 1993
Anna Maria JoklYear of Publication: 1993
Essences
In this book, Anna Maria Jokl describes the essences, images, and encounters from the various places in which her life has played out. In this work, they form part of a new constellation and...
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