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In-House Weddings
Bohumil Hrabal
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Description for In-House Weddings
Paperback. Inspired by "Mrs Tolstoy and Mrs Dostoevsky, whose biographies about their husbands have been published in Prague," the author presents his own autobiographical work, ostensibly fiction, from his wife's point of view. In this first of the trilogy, we meet the author through the eyes of his wife Eliska. Translator(s): Liman, Tony. Series Editor(s): Wachtel, Andrew Baruch. Series: Writings from an Unbound Europe S. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 245.
Inspired by “Mrs. Tolstoy and Mrs. Dostoevsky, whose biographies about their husbands have now been published in Prague,” Bohumil Hrabal decided to produce his own autobiographical work, ostensibly fiction, from his wife’s point of view. He would write, he said, “not a putdown about myself, but a little bit of how it all was, that marriage of ours, with myself as a jewel and adornment of our life together.”
The task, taken up by such a rogue comic talent, could be nothing other than strangely delightful; and ... Read more
Inspired by “Mrs. Tolstoy and Mrs. Dostoevsky, whose biographies about their husbands have now been published in Prague,” Bohumil Hrabal decided to produce his own autobiographical work, ostensibly fiction, from his wife’s point of view. He would write, he said, “not a putdown about myself, but a little bit of how it all was, that marriage of ours, with myself as a jewel and adornment of our life together.”
The task, taken up by such a rogue comic talent, could be nothing other than strangely delightful; and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Northwestern University Press
Condition
New
Series
Writings from an Unbound Europe S.
Number of Pages
184
Place of Publication
Evanston, United States
ISBN
9780810124301
SKU
V9780810124301
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Ref
99-1
About Bohumil Hrabal
Bohumil Hrabal (1914-1997) is viewed by many as the quintessential Czech novelist of the post-war period. Best known in the English-speaking world through the film adaptations of his novels Closely Watched Trains (Northwestern, 1995), Too Loud a Solitude (Harvest, 1992), and I Served the King of England (Vintage, 1990), Hrabal is the author of many works of fiction. He fell ... Read more
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