Under a Cruel Star: A Life in Prague, 1941-1968 by Heda Margolius Kovály

Under a Cruel Star: A Life in Prague, 1941-1968

Heda Margolius Kovály with Franci Rabinek Epstein, Helen Epstein

192 pages first pub 1973 (editions)

nonfiction history memoir emotional reflective sad medium-paced
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A memoir of the author who describes the lives caught up in Czechoslovakia's tragic fate under the Nazis. It also illuminates the chaotic life of a nation during the Stalin era.

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4.21
based on 345 reviews

Moods

emotional: 78%

sad: 78%

dark: 73%

informative: 57%

reflective: 52%

tense: 47%

challenging: 31%

hopeful: 21%

inspiring: 21%

adventurous: 10%


Pace

15% of readers chose fast
85% of readers chose medium
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