{"product_id":"my-seven-lives-jana-juranova-in-conversation-with-agnesa-kalinova-9781612497198","title":"My Seven Lives: Jana Juráňová in Conversation","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMy Seven Lives\u003c\/i\u003e is the English translation of the best-selling memoir of Slovak journalist Agneša Kalinová (1924-2014): Holocaust survivor, film critic, translator, and political prisoner. An oral history written with her colleague Jana Juráňová \u003ci\u003eMy Seven Lives\u003c\/i\u003e provides a window into Jewish history, the Holocaust, and the cultural evolution of Central and Eastern Europe. The conversational approach gives the book a relatable immediacy that vividly conveys the tone and temperament of Agneša, bringing out her lively personality and extraordinary ability to stay positive in the face of adversity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEach chapter reflects a distinct period of Agneša's long and tumultuous life. Her idyllic childhood gives way to the rise of Nazism and restrictions of the anti-Jewish legislation, which led to deportations and her escape to Hungary, where she found refuge in a Budapest convent. Surviving the Holocaust, she returned to Slovakia and married writer J?ín Ladislav Kalina. They embraced communism, and Agneša began her career as a journalist and film critic and became involved in the Prague Spring, ending with the Soviet-led invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968. Agneša and her husband lost their jobs and were imprisoned, which led to their decision to immigrate to West Germany. She found a new career as a political commentator for Radio Free Europe, and after decades of political oppression, Agneša lived to see the euphoric days of the Velvet Revolution and its freeing aftermath.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMy Seven Lives\u003c\/i\u003e shows the impact of an often brutal twentieth century on the life of one remarkable individual. It's a story of survival, perseverance, and ultimately triumph.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"This book is not a conventional autobiography, but takes the form – commonly used in Central Europe – of a transcribed dialogue between the subject and a friendly interlocutor [...] As impressive as Kalinová’s recall of names and events is her lack of bitterness. Refusing to let herself be defined by the loss of family in the Holocaust and of her career in middle age, she says: “I’ve always regarded life as a kind of adventure: let’s see what it throws at me and how things will pan out.”\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003e- Times Literary Supplement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePreface \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1. Childhood and Adolescence 1924–1942\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2. War—Deportations—Escape—Return 1942–1945\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3. Bratislava After the War 1945–1956\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4. From Oppression to Freedom and Back Again 1956–1969\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5. Normalization and Emigration 1969–1978\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6. Exile 1978–1990\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e7. Returns 1990–1995\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat Happened Next \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFarewell to Agneša Kalinová\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendix: Biographical Notes on Selected Individuals Mentioned\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNotes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Purdue University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50095354839383,"sku":"9781612497198","price":77.4,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781612497198.jpg?v=1740905392","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/my-seven-lives-jana-juranova-in-conversation-with-agnesa-kalinova-9781612497198","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}