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'The Wall' Brings a Grim World Back to Life

NPR
Published August 18, 2007 at 8:00 AM EDT

Peter Sis' new graphic book for children and adults is called The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain. The book depicts life as Sis saw it while growing up under communist domination in Prague. Sis speaks with Scott Simon.

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