{"product_id":"revolution-baby-paperback","title":"Revolution Baby - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoanna Gruda\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAlison Anderson\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJulek has assumed countless different identities, lived with numerous families, and worked as a secret agent for the Resistance. He was raised in an orphanage (despite having two mothers) and he knows how to speak the language of dogs. All this at the tender age of fourteen  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Julek's story begins in Warsaw on the eve of World War II and ends in Paris after the city's triumphant liberation. We witness the darkest hours of the past century and the effects of war through the eyes of an extraordinary boy who never loses his sense of wonder. Julek's adventure becomes an incredible lesson in survival and a testament to the power of the imagination. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMoviegoers who enjoyed the Academy Award-winning movie \u003ci\u003eLife is Beautiful\u003c\/i\u003e will love Joanna Gruda's \u003ci\u003eRevolution Baby\u003c\/i\u003e. Touching upon themes dealt with in the classic \u003ci\u003eDiary of Anne Frank\u003c\/i\u003e and exhibiting the same love of life and of storytelling as Yann Martel's \u003ci\u003eLife of Pi\u003c\/i\u003e, this debut novel is as moving as it is finely crafted.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in Poland, \u003cb\u003eJoanna Gruda\u003c\/b\u003e arrived in Trois-Rivières, Canada, by boat at the age of two. She acted in the theater and worked as a comedian for many years, and she is a translator and an editor. \u003ci\u003eRevolution Baby \u003c\/i\u003eis her debut novel. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlison Anderson\u003c\/b\u003e's translations for Europa Editions include novels by Sélim Nassib, Amélie Nothomb, and Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt. She is the translator of \u003ci\u003eThe Elegance of the Hedgehog\u003c\/i\u003e (Europa, 2008) and \u003ci\u003eThe Life of the Elves\u003c\/i\u003e (Europa, 2016) by Muriel Barbery.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.2 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 06, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770805354784,"sku":"9781609451981","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/f1204b8f119451fca2b33ba20ad414ea.webp?v=1780378448","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/revolution-baby-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}