Boys from Pavel Street

Budapest, early 20th century. The boys from Pavel Street spend all their free time in the Wasteland. It is their secret hideout, a place for games and military headquarters. They have a general, officers, and one private shared among them - the smallest boy, Ernő Németek. When the enemies - boys from the Botanical Garden - decided to capture the Wasteland, everyone stood up to defend their Homeland. But this is just a war - pretend, while courage, friendship, grievances, betrayals, and cruelty are real. Will the boys be able to defend the Wasteland? What will happen when a scout is plunged into cold water? Can everything be corrected, or can remorse come too late? A very sincere and sad story about childhood and growing up. A classic of world children's literature. The novella has been translated into 42 languages, and several films have been made based on it.