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The secret purposes

Paperback • 2004 • English • 1. edition

The secret purposes

By David Baddiel

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About the book

Isaac and Lulu Fabian, refugees from Konigsberg in Nazi Germany, find that their 'freedom' in Cambridge has its shackles. Lulu struggles with not being allowed to speak her native language in public, even to their baby daughter. Isaac, burdened with the unholy trinity of being German, Jewish and a communist, finds his movements severely circumscribed. He's not allowed a bicycle, a radio or a map. Nor, ultimately, his liberty. During the nationwide alien internment of 1940, he is incarcerated in ...Show more

Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary
Narrative theme: Social issues

Book details

ISBN

9780316725767

Publisher

Little, Brown

Published year

2004

Language

English

Edition

1

Original title

The secret purposes

Format

Paperback

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