{"id":3520,"date":"2022-03-02T19:08:31","date_gmt":"2022-03-02T19:08:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/centrala.org.uk\/?p=3520"},"modified":"2022-03-02T19:08:31","modified_gmt":"2022-03-02T19:08:31","slug":"sale-of-comic-books-and-graphic-novels-for-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/centrala.org.uk\/centrala_test\/sale-of-comic-books-and-graphic-novels-for-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"Sale of comic books and graphic novels for Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We&#8217;re launching a book sale, all proceeds from which will be donated to help Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are 7 comic books and children&#8217;s books from Eastern Europe (including 4 from Czechia) in English and one Czech comic book in Ukrainian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many thanks to our friends from our warehouse in Great Britain who offered to pack and send your orders at no profit, thus supporting our action!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Comic books for children<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/centrala.org.uk\/shop\/forest-beekeeper-and-the-treasure-of-pushcha\/\">Forest Beekeeper and the Treasure of Pushcha by Tomasz Samojlik<\/a><br>The story takes place after the third partition of  Poland, when the king of Russia wants to present a piece of ancient forest to his general in recognition of his merit, but the general wants to cut the forest and sell it for timber. The eco-warrior Ignat and his helper Lucja protect the forest against the Russian invaders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/centrala.org.uk\/shop\/puppet-plum-pit-plum-log-and-back-to-puppet\/\">Puppet, Plum Pit, Plum, Log and Back to Puppet<\/a> by Vojt\u011bch Ma\u0161ek, Chrudo\u0161 Valou\u0161ek<br>A Czech version of Pinocchio. Winner of the <strong>2019 Bologna Ragazzi Award<\/strong>. An anti-utopia with elements of political satire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/centrala.org.uk\/shop\/discovery-that-never-was\/\">Discovery That Never Was by M\u0101rti\u0146\u0161\u200b \u200bZutis<\/a><br>A smart and funny book for children from one of the brave Baltic Baltic countries &#8211; Latvia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/centrala.org.uk\/shop\/the-silence-of-the-hippo-black-folktales\/\">Silence of The Hippo. Black Folktales by David B\u00f6hm<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another beautiful Czech graphic book.<br>African tales collected by the illustrator&#8217;s sister, who worked in an African school. Award for the most beautiful Czech children&#8217;s book of 2009.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Comic books for adults<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/centrala.org.uk\/shop\/moscow\/\">Moscow by \u00d8ystein Runde, Ida Neverdahl<\/a><br>A very politically incorrect (2015) comic book by two Norwegian authors who spent a few shocking days in Moscow. Vladimir Putin makes a frequent appearance. The comic is impossible to forget!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/centrala.org.uk\/shop\/so-far-so-good\/\">So Far So Good by Jan Nov\u00e1k, Jarom\u00edr 99<\/a><br>A true story about how a group of Czechs fled to West Berlin in the 1950s, triggering the largest police manhunt in the history of the Cold War. The book was also published in Ukrainian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/centrala.org.uk\/shop\/wake-up\/\">Wake Up<\/a><br>An anthology of comics from <a href=\"https:\/\/framefestival.cz\/home\/\">Frame Festival<\/a> in Prague, then still organized by us. Almost one hundred works on the theme of awakening, some metaphorical, others very political. Last copies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;re launching a book sale, all proceeds from which will be donated to help Ukraine. There are 7 comic books and children&#8217;s books from Eastern Europe (including 4 from Czechia) in English and one Czech comic book in Ukrainian. 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