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Josef Holub (1) (1926–2010)

Auteur de An Innocent Soldier

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6 oeuvres 304 utilisateurs 9 critiques

A propos de l'auteur

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Œuvres de Josef Holub

An Innocent Soldier (2005) 169 exemplaires
The Robber and Me (1997) 122 exemplaires
Lausige Zeiten (1997) 5 exemplaires
Der rote Nepomuk (1993) 4 exemplaires
Die Schmuggler von Rotzkalitz (2001) 1 exemplaire

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Partage des connaissances

Date de naissance
1926-09-07
Date de décès
2010-07-04
Sexe
male
Nationalité
Germany
Lieu de naissance
Nýrsko, Böhmerwald
Lieu du décès
Grab, Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland
Professions
writer
Courte biographie
Werke:
Der rote Nepomuk, 1992
Bonifaz und der Räuber Knapp, 1996
Lausige Zeiten, 1997
Juksch Jonas und der Sommer in Holundria, 1998
Die Schmuggler von Rotzkalitz, 2001
Schmuggler im Glück, 2001
Der Russländer, 2002

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Critiques

I didn't know anything about Napolean's campaign in Russia, so I learned a little bit when reading this book. The two main characters develop a caring relationship with each other, but it wasn't really evident why. Their relationship is only shown on a surface level, with no dialogue really showing how they became so close. The storyline was very matter-of-fact, which could be why the 14 year old boy in the house liked it so much.
 
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CarolHicksCase | 5 autres critiques | Mar 12, 2023 |
I found the prose and the story line stiff and not very interesting. I'm scratching my head as to what makes this an award winner.
 
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2wonderY | 2 autres critiques | Oct 3, 2017 |
To be honest, I did not particularly care for this book, which was disappointing because I thought it was going to be really good. The book follows a young, underage, soldier. The boy, a young farmhand by the name of Adam, was taken to the military recruiters despite his age. In fact, the farmer who took him to the military outpost forged Adam's name by labeling Adam by his son's name. Despite the fact that he was clearly underage, the military accepted him anyway. From there the book follows his long journey to France. Adam faces a lot of challenges along the way. He battle fatigue, escapes death, and all the while matures well beyond his years as a result. The book to me seemed to be written in such a way that it was a turn off. Instead of using simple sentences, the author goes off on long tangents in order to convey simple messages. This grew tiring to me and it wasn't until about page 130 when I actually started to enjoy the book.… (plus d'informations)
½
 
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chris.coelho | 5 autres critiques | Sep 23, 2011 |
Young Adult. Spoiler. This is the story of a peasant boy in middle Europe somewhere who is part of Napoleon's invasion of Russia. He works as a farmhand but then the Farmer's son gets drafted & the farmer sends the farmhand instead. He has no idea what is happening. He is very young and seems stupid but is mostly young and naive. An equally young lieutenant takes him as his servant & the 2 go through the war together, managing to survive. At the end, the main character is now a Sergeant (I think...or soon to be one) and stays in the army, the Lieutenant is back with his noble family convalescing. There is an evil Sergeant who is pretty unbelievable, he is like a myth; he keeps reappearing and seems to be the leader of a band of black marketers. He is like a shadow that reappears throughout the book.… (plus d'informations)
 
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franoscar | 5 autres critiques | Aug 6, 2010 |

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Statistiques

Œuvres
6
Membres
304
Popularité
#77,406
Évaluation
½ 3.5
Critiques
9
ISBN
20
Langues
3

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