The Island on Bird Street
1981 children's book by Uri Orlev / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the book. For the film, see The Island on Bird Street (film).
The Island on Bird Street (Hebrew: האי ברחוב הציפורים; The Island on Birds Street) is a 1981 semi-autobiographical children's book by Israeli author Uri Orlev (אורי אורלב), which tells the story of a young boy, Alex, and his struggle to survive alone in a ghetto during World War II. The author won the 1996 Hans Christian Andersen Award for children's literature, largely for this book, which was translated into numerous languages and adapted into a play and a film. The English translation, by Hillel Halkin, was published in 1984.
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Author | Uri Orlev |
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Original title | האי ברחוב הציפורים |
Translator | Hillel Halkin |
Country | Israel |
Language | Hebrew |
Genre | Children's literature |
Publisher | Keter Publishing House Jeruselum Lad. |
Publication date | 1981 |
Published in English | 1984 |
Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
Pages | 162 pages |
ISBN | 0-395-33887-5 |
OCLC | 10277773 |
LC Class | PZ7.O633 Is 1984 |
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