Ota Pavel (1930–1973)
Author of How I Came to Know Fish
About the Author
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Works by Ota Pavel
Veliký vodní tulák 3 copies
Jak tata przemierzał Afrykę 3 copies
Výstup na Eiger : výbor povídek se sportovní tematikou : mimočítanková četba pro žáky středních škol 3 copies
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- Canonical name
- Pavel, Ota
- Legal name
- Pavel, Ota
- Other names
- Popper, Otto
- Birthdate
- 1930-07-02
- Date of death
- 1973-03-31
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- Czech Republic
- Birthplace
- Prague, Czechoslovakia
- Places of residence
- Prague, Czechoslovakia
- Place of death
- Prague, Czechoslovakia
- Burial location
- Jewish Cemetery at Olšany
- Map Location
- Czech Republic
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This would be a great and interesting narrative of the author´s childhood in any way, but I feel here you get two perks in one. His writing style has an easy flow to it, he has the gift of drawing you in and you can nearly smell the water and share the sensation of a little boy who discovers the river and his great love for fishing. But as this is a also Czechoslovakia of the late 30s, and the family is half-jewish, between the pikes, eels and the river itself, many interesting show more personalities that live on the banks of Pavel´s beloved river Berounka and the adventures of his boysterous and wonderful father, there is also the entry of the Germans and all the persecutions that the family is facing during the war.
The narrative of the every day life, and the hardships and little victories a jew could have, make this a book that everybody should read, in order to understand better. There are stories such as when the father risks everything in order to provide meat for his older sons before they are to go to concentration camp, or how he empties the pond of all the fish, fish that was meant to go to the Wehrmacht the night before his own transport, where I could hardly breathe and you cannot put the book down at any account before knowing that all will be well.
Pavel is a great example of the great Czech storytellers, next to Čapek and Hrabal, and a joy to read. His love of life, nature and mankind shines through every word, and given what he must have experienced, this is something to admire in deed. show less
The narrative of the every day life, and the hardships and little victories a jew could have, make this a book that everybody should read, in order to understand better. There are stories such as when the father risks everything in order to provide meat for his older sons before they are to go to concentration camp, or how he empties the pond of all the fish, fish that was meant to go to the Wehrmacht the night before his own transport, where I could hardly breathe and you cannot put the book down at any account before knowing that all will be well.
Pavel is a great example of the great Czech storytellers, next to Čapek and Hrabal, and a joy to read. His love of life, nature and mankind shines through every word, and given what he must have experienced, this is something to admire in deed. show less
A very funny and touching memoir of the author's childhood and his experience up to and during the Second World War. The book is made up of affectionate anecdotes of all the people who influenced his childhood and is told in an asynchronous manner. Wonderfully written.
Plná bedna šampaňského je první povídková kniha Oty Pavla. Vyšla v roce 1967, tři roky po jeho úspěšné reportážní črtě Dukla mezi mrakodrapy. Ve třinácti příbězích zůstává Ota Pavel stále věrný pouze sportu a své hrdiny nachází mezi těmi, které jako sportovní novinář dokonale zná: mezi vrcholovými sportovci, kteří v uzlových okamžicích svého života překonávají hranice lidských možností a v čestném boji také sami sebe. Na stránkách show more knihy žijí Zátopek, Bosáková, Veselý, Heller, Mikoláš, Hudec, Kloz, družstvo házenkářů, akrobatický pilot, horolezci, parta skokanů na lyžích, hokejisté...
Pavlovy povídky o sportovcích, sportu, sportovní slávě (a jejich rubu) už ale nesou výraznou autorskou pečeť budoucího mistra daného žánru. Jsou to inspirativní, silné příběhy – hluboce pravdivé, dojímavé a navýsost lidské. show less
Pavlovy povídky o sportovcích, sportu, sportovní slávě (a jejich rubu) už ale nesou výraznou autorskou pečeť budoucího mistra daného žánru. Jsou to inspirativní, silné příběhy – hluboce pravdivé, dojímavé a navýsost lidské. show less
Oct 4, 2024Czech
V souboru povídek Syn celerového krále (1972) soustředil Ota Pavel „literární portréty“ slavných sportovců své doby. Výběr hrdinů cele podřídil svému srdci a na stránkách knihy žijí především ti sportovci, které měl rád a které důvěrně znal: Jan Veselý, Alfréd Jindra, Ladislav Heller, Jan Kubr, Rudolf Kučera, Christian Battaglia, Pavel Kouba, Jaroslav Borovička... Jejich sportovní dráhu, vítězství či prohry popisuje Ota Pavel s velkou vnímavostí show more a notnou dávkou citu. Se zručností už starého literáta zachytil dramata lidí, kteří hledají a nalézají hranice svých možností, ale současně nalézají také pravdu o sobě a světě kolem. show less
Oct 4, 2024Czech
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