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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

적진에서 보낸 어느 저녁. 라이벌 패거리 ‘붉은 셔츠단’의 두목 아치 페리가 팔 거리 소년들의 깃발을 훔쳐 간다.

The world of the book

부다페스트, 1889년: 빠르게 커 가는 도시. 소설의 배경은 1889년 봄, 헝가리의 수도 부다페스트다. 도시는 아주 빠르게 커지고 곳곳에 큰 건물이 들어선다. 그래서 아이들은 놀 곳이 거의 없다. 책 속 소년들은 열네 살 안팎으로 같은 김나지움에 다닌다. 수업이 끝나면 국립 박물관 정원에서 구슬치기를 하거나 자기들의 공터에 모인다.

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