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

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

Heda Margolius Kovály, Franci 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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Moods

emotional 85%
dark 71%
sad 71%
informative 64%
reflective 50%
tense 42%
challenging 35%
hopeful 28%
inspiring 28%
adventurous 14%

Pace

medium 80%
fast 20%

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4.22

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