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The Paul Street Boys

Ferenc Molnár

The Paul Street Boys

Paper book: €18.99

Digital: €4.99

Original publication
1906
Pages
375
Difficulty
Easy
Genres
Children's Literature
Moods
Be moved to tears, Travel back in time, Feel comforted
Translated from
Hungarian

Book summary

In Budapest, a gang of schoolboys defends its playground, a patch of waste ground squeezed between a timber yard and blocks of flats. The Red Shirts, a rival gang, want to take it over, and war is organised, with ranks, a flag and battle plans. Little Nemecsek, the only one in the gang with no rank at all, will show more courage than all the officers.

A great novel about friendship, loyalty and courage, which you can read at any age and never forget.

Simply written, it is easy to read in the language you are learning.

The plot

ある晩、敵の陣地へ。対立する「赤シャツ団」の首領アーチ・フェリが、パール街の少年たちの旗を奪う。

The world of the book

ブダペスト、1889年:急成長する街。物語の舞台は1889年春、ハンガリーの首都ブダペスト。街は急速に広がり、いたるところに大きな建物が建っていく。そのため子どもたちには遊び場がほとんどない。登場する少年たちは14歳前後で、同じギムナジウムに通っている。放課後は国立博物館の庭でビー玉遊びをしたり、自分たちの原っぱに集まったりする。

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