The Wall

By Peter Sis,

Book cover of The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain

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A NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER

"I was born at the beginning of it all, on the Red side―the Communist side―of the Iron Curtain." Through annotated illustrations, journals, maps, and dreamscapes, Peter Sís shows what life was like for a child who loved to draw, proudly wore the red scarf…

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1 author picked The Wall as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

The Wall is incredibly heartfelt and beautifully written.

This intimate memoir reflects the fear of powerlessness under tyranny, especially through the eyes of childhood innocence. It also confronts that fear with creativity and imagination.

It tugs at my heartstrings as someone raised in a similar environment.

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