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THE WOODEN KING: A NOVEL By Thomas Mcconnell *Excellent Condition*
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- ISBN-10
- 1938235371
- Publication Name
- Hub City Press
- Type
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9781938235375
- Book Title
- Wooden King : a Novel
- Item Length
- 9in
- Publisher
- Hub City Press
- Publication Year
- 2018
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1in
- Genre
- Fiction
- Topic
- War & Military, Family Life, Historical
- Item Width
- 6in
- Item Weight
- 16.9 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 328 Pages
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Czechoslovakia, 1939: Snow is falling over the city when the Nazis invade. Before the ice on the roads has a chance to melt, everything has changed for the country--and for Viktor Trn. It isn't obvious at first. The day-to-day realities of occupation take time to sink in. After losing his job as a history professor, Trn remains optimistic, preserving what little he can of his family's dwindling freedom. In his family's small apartment, the radio brings worsening news as Europe surrenders to Germany. Friends are arrested, men are hanged in the local school. Trn must protect his young son, but understands leaving their homeland could prove too dangerous. Only when the air raids draw closer is Trn, a soft-spoken pacifist, pressured into making a choice: retreat to his decreasing sphere of familial safety, or join the resistance. Ultimately Trn finds himself caught between two titanic armies--the Nazis and the Soviets--and must decide how to save all that he loves. In the spirit of Kristin Hannah's The Nightingale and Anthony Doerr's All the Light We Cannot See, The Wooden King explores denial, desire, and family drama against the lyrically rendered backdrop of World War II, deftly navigating "the simple difference between what we do and what we ought to do" in the face of rising totalitarianism.
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Publisher
Hub City Press
ISBN-10
1938235371
ISBN-13
9781938235375
eBay Product ID (ePID)
237920397
Product Key Features
Book Title
Wooden King : a Novel
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
War & Military, Family Life, Historical
Publication Year
2018
Genre
Fiction
Number of Pages
328 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9in
Item Height
1in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
16.9 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Ps3613.C3817w66 2018
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It is a beautiful burden to read this master writer's tale. The Wooden King is for the best of readers, historians, and those who want to change the future.""At one point in this strikingly original and beautifully told novel of Czechoslovakia during the Second World War, the hero, Viktor Trn, an unassuming professor, is told, 'It is necessary that you teach history.' And that is precisely what Thomas McConnell, author of The Wooden King , has done in this moving, fast-paced tale of a man caught in in the world's most tragic cataclysm. Read it and, like the history it lays bare, you won't forget it."" The Wooden King serves as a sober reminder of the perils of complacency and inaction in the face of injustice and oppression. Thomas McConnell has given us a powerful and important book."" The Wooden King is a profound and timely meditation on one man caught between allegiance to his family and to his country. Thomas McConnell vividly renders the dark ironies of history, but readers will encounter compassion, decency, and courage also. What an excellent debut!"", At one point in this strikingly original and beautifully told novel of Czechoslovakia during the Second World War, the hero, Viktor Trn, an unassuming professor, is told, 'It is necessary that you teach history.' And that is precisely what Thomas McConnell, author of The Wooden King , has done in this moving, fast-paced tale of a man caught in in the world's most tragic cataclysm. Read it and, like the history it lays bare, you won't forget it.
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2018
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2017-032054
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