Books
by Dejan Tiago-Stankovic: translated from Serbo-Croat by Christina Pribicevic-Zoric
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A captivating book about the clients and staff in a classy hotel in the neutral Portuguese Riviera during World War II, including Allied and Axis agents, displaced ex-royals and stateless Jews. Historical figures are intermixed with fictional ones. It is poignant and funny, particularly regarding a young Jewish boy who spends the war years in the hotel, hoping his parents will arrive, being ‘fostered’ by the other characters. The hotel still exists.
(Ros Cook - bwl 118 Spring 2025) |
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