How I Came to Know Fish (1974) is Ota Pavel's magical memoir of his childhood in Czechoslovakia. Fishing with his father and his Uncle Prosek - the two finest fishermen in the world - he takes a peaceful pleasure from the rivers and ponds of his country. But when the Nazis invade, his father and two older brothers are sent to concentration camps and Pavel must steal their confiscated fish back from under the noses of the SS to feed his family. With tales of his father's battle to provide for his family both in wealthy freedom and in terrifying persecution, this is one boy's passionate and affecting tale of life, love and fishing.
| ISBN: | 9780141192833 |
| Publication date: | 6th May 2010 |
| Author: | Ota Pavel |
| Publisher: | Penguin Classics an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 135 pages |
| Series: | Central European Classics |
| Genres: |
Memoirs Second World War Autobiography: historical, political and military Social and cultural history Fishing, angling Outdoor survival skills |