by Joseph Joffo · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788422607359
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«Un saco de canicas» is the autobiographical novel by Joseph Joffo, published by Ediciones Grijalbo in paperback (239 pages, in Spanish).
Two Jewish brothers must travel alone through occupied France during World War II to escape Nazi persecution. The flight forces them to dodge capture and seek refuge while experiencing the war through a child's eyes. Joseph Joffo's autobiographical account is a testimony of survival and brotherly love.
First installment of the «Un Sac de Billes» series. Originally published in French in 1973, this work won the Broquette-Gonin Prize from the Académie française in 1974. Translation by Luis M.ª Todó.
For readers of historical novels and autobiographical accounts about 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
