Description:This is the true story of three young Czech men whose daring exploits of anti-Communist resistance and 1953 flight to West Berlin set off the largest manhunt in the history of the Eastern Bloc. To this day, whether the Masín brothers were heroes or murderers is a point of contention that continues to divide the country.First written in English by Czech author Jan Novák, the story of the Masín brothers was eventually translated into Czech. Newly discovered details from the archives of the Czech State Security and the East German Stazi along with seeing the translation in his own native language inspired Novák to make new connections and deepen the story, while still keeping the distinct style of the original English-language manuscript. Thus translated and reworked into Czech, Zatím dobrý went on to win Magnesia Litera's coveted Czech Book of the Year; in 2005. Now complete with the revisions and new details from the award-winning Czech-language translation, this heart-pounding Cold War thriller is available in English for the first time.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with So Far, So Good: The Masín Family and the Greatest Story of the Cold War. To get started finding So Far, So Good: The Masín Family and the Greatest Story of the Cold War, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
Pages
453
Format
PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition
Publisher
Slavica Publishers / Three String Books
Release
2018
ISBN
0893574589
So Far, So Good: The Masín Family and the Greatest Story of the Cold War
Description: This is the true story of three young Czech men whose daring exploits of anti-Communist resistance and 1953 flight to West Berlin set off the largest manhunt in the history of the Eastern Bloc. To this day, whether the Masín brothers were heroes or murderers is a point of contention that continues to divide the country.First written in English by Czech author Jan Novák, the story of the Masín brothers was eventually translated into Czech. Newly discovered details from the archives of the Czech State Security and the East German Stazi along with seeing the translation in his own native language inspired Novák to make new connections and deepen the story, while still keeping the distinct style of the original English-language manuscript. Thus translated and reworked into Czech, Zatím dobrý went on to win Magnesia Litera's coveted Czech Book of the Year; in 2005. Now complete with the revisions and new details from the award-winning Czech-language translation, this heart-pounding Cold War thriller is available in English for the first time.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with So Far, So Good: The Masín Family and the Greatest Story of the Cold War. To get started finding So Far, So Good: The Masín Family and the Greatest Story of the Cold War, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.