page_title: The Paul Street Boys
section_title: Literary significance and criticism
hierarchical_section_title: The Paul Street Boys / Literary significance and criticism
caption_attribution_description: English: Paul street boys sculpture, Budapest, 8. district, Práter street school inspired after Hungarian writer Ferenc Molnar's novel: "Paul street boys" Sculptor: Péter Szanyi Deutsch: Denkmal für „Die Jungen von der Paulstraße“ in Budapest, Práter utca 11. Magyar: Pál utcai fiúk szoborcsoport, Budapest, VIII.ker., Práter utcai iskola előttSzanyi Péter szobrászművész alkotása (2007)
context_page_description: The Paul Street Boys is a youth novel by the Hungarian writer Ferenc Molnár, first published in 1906.
context_section_description: Very popular in Hungary, it is considered as a classic book, and it is also one of the most famous Hungarian novels outside the country. It has been translated into many languages, and in several countries, it is a mandatory or recommended reading in schools. The first English translation was made by Louis Rittenberg and published in 1927, and later revised by George Szirtes for a re-release in 1994.
  Erich Kästner took up the theme of two groups of boys conducting a "war" and using all the terminology of militarism and nationalism in The Flying Classroom, published just before the Nazi Party won elections in Germany. Kästner was, however, less harsh with the character resembling Nemecsek, who in Kästner's version suffers no more than a broken leg.
  In Israel, the book is considered a classic youth novel. A Hebrew version titled Mahanaim (Camps — also referencing a popular ball game) was published in 1940 and was popular for many years, with multiple reprints. A newer translation titled "The Boys from Paul Street" was published in 1984. A stage adaptation of the book by the Kibbutz theater started performing in 2016.
  In Azerbaijan, the book became popular after Ramil Safarov translated it into Azerbaijani language during his sentence in Budapest.
caption: Paul street boys sculpture in Budapest, depicting the einstand, a bullying scene from the novel.
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