Joseph Joffo – författare

When Joseph Joffo was ten years old, his father gave him and his brother 50 francs and instructions to flee Nazi-occupied Paris and, somehow, get to the south where France was free. This book is a story of these children caught in the whirlwind of World War II.

In 1941 in occupied Paris, brothers Maurice and Joseph play a last game of marbles before running home to their father’s barbershop. This is the day that will change their lives forever. With the German occupation threatening their family''s safety, the boys'' parents decide Maurice and Joseph must disguise themselves and flee to their older brothers in the free zone.Surviving the long journey will take every scrap of ingenuity and courage they can muster. And if they hope to elude the Nazis, they must never, under any circumstances, admit to being Jewish.The boys travel by train, by ferry, and on foot, facing threats from strangers and receiving help from unexpected quarters. Along the way they must adapt to the unfamiliar world beyond their city—and find a way to be true to themselves even as they conceal their identities.Based on an autobiographical novel by Joseph Joffo and adapted with the author’s input, this true story offers a harrowing but inspiring glimpse of a childhood cut short.

In 1941 in occupied Paris, brothers Maurice and Joseph play a last game of marbles before running home to their father’s barbershop. This is the day that will change their lives forever. With the German occupation threatening their family''s safety, the boys'' parents decide Maurice and Joseph must disguise themselves and flee to their older brothers in the free zone.Surviving the long journey will take every scrap of ingenuity and courage they can muster. And if they hope to elude the Nazis, they must never, under any circumstances, admit to being Jewish.The boys travel by train, by ferry, and on foot, facing threats from strangers and receiving help from unexpected quarters. Along the way they must adapt to the unfamiliar world beyond their city—and find a way to be true to themselves even as they conceal their identities.Based on an autobiographical novel by Joseph Joffo and adapted with the author’s input, this true story offers a harrowing but inspiring glimpse of a childhood cut short.

Zwei Jungen fliehen durch das kriegsversehrte Frankreich: Die beiden Brüder Joseph und Maurice sind 10 und 13 Jahre alt, als sie sich 1941 auf die Flucht aus Paris machen. Mit fünfzig Francs in der Tasche schlagen sie sich durch in die noch freie Zone, entkommen der Gestapo, verlieren ihre Familie - und nehmen sich noch in den trübsten Stunden Zeit für ein Fußballmatch, zum Murmelspielen oder zu trickreichen Schwarzmarktgeschäften. Die einzigartige Geschichte zweier Jungen, die sich - um eine unbeschwerte Kindheit gebracht - immer ihren Galgenhumor bewahren.