How I came to know fish

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‘How I Came To Know Fish’ is Ota Pavel’s magical memoir of his childhood in Czechoslovakia. Fishing with his father and his Uncle Prosek – the two finest fisherman in the world – he takes a peaceful pleasure from the rivers and ponds of his country.

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SKU: 9780241752289 Category: Tag: Publisher/imprint : Penguin Classics
Page count : 144
Published on 17th April, 2025

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90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books

‘Of all the sleep a man can have, the fisherman’s sleep is the sweetest. It is the greatest of luxuries – sleep
and fishing.’

Through tender, vivid, and often humorous recollections – from magical fishing trips to the rivers and ponds of Bustehrad to his charismatic father’s eccentric business ventures – this bittersweet memoir tells the story of a childhood in Czechoslovakia, against the backdrop of World War II.

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Weight 0.091 kg
Dimensions 18 × 10.9 × 0.8 cm
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