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Thirteen

Name: Thirteen
Author: Jan Drabek
ISBN: 9780920576328

by Jan Drabek

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Overview

The author was born in 1935 in Prague, and in 1948, he and his family escaped to Germany - on skis. This book is his memoir of growing up in Czechoslovakia during the war, a time of dramatic upheaval for his family and for all of Europe.

About the Author, Jan Drabek

Jan Drabek grew up in Czechoslovakia, Germany, France and the United States, then immigrated to Canada in 1965. Since then he has studied at the University of BC and Simon Fraser University, served as the chair of the BC Federation of Writers and the BC Caucus of the Writers Union of Canada, and written prolifically. His articles, stories and translations have appeared in many publications and he is the author of seven books, including The Golden Revolution and The Statement. He wrote and produced Father's Return to Auschwitz, a 1985 documentary film.