Child of All Nations

Child of All Nations by Keun, Irmgard. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9781590200995.

Kully knows some things you dont learn at school, from the right way to roll a cigarette to how to pack a suitcase. She knows that you cant enter a country without a passport or visa, and that she and her parents cant go back to Germany again-her fathers books are banned there. Her mother would just like to settle down, but as her restless father struggles to find a new publisher, the three must escape from country to country as their visas expire, money runs out and hotel bills mount up. In this utterly enchanting novel, some of the great themes of 1930s Europe are refracted through the eyes of a child who is both naive and wise beyond her years. Irrepressible Kully, her charming, feckless father and her nervy, fragile mother are brought to life through Irmgard Keuns fastpaced prose.