by Josef Joffo · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782013218696
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«Un Sac De Billes» is the autobiographical account by Joseph Joffo, published in paperback, in French.
Paris, 1941. Joseph, a ten-year-old Jewish boy, and his brother Maurice try to cross the demarcation line without papers to reach the free zone of occupied France. To survive, they must hide their identity, use their cunning, and travel across the country in a flight marked by fear and separation from their family.
The account «Un Sac De Billes» was originally published in 1973 and its author, Joseph Joffo, received the Prix Broquette-Gonin de l’Académie française in 1974.
Aimed at young readers, it is commonly read in schools for its look at childhood during World War II.
Joseph Joffo was a French author. A noted autobiographer, Joffo was perhaps best known for his memoir Un sac de billes, which has been translated into eighteen languages. Joseph Joffo was married to Brigitte Joffo and had 3 children, Alexandra, Boris, and Franck
