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The Ultimate Intimacy
Ivan Klima
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Description for The Ultimate Intimacy
Paperback. Set in the present-day Czech Republic, this novel traces a year in the life of a Protestant pastor, Daniel Vedra. Ostensibly a happily married father of three, he is gradually beset by spiritual doubt and temptations, both physical and material. Translator(s): Brain, A.G. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 130. Weight in Grams: 300. Fine copy showing minor shelf wear
On the day his mother dies, a beautiful stranger come to hear Protestant pastor Daniel Vedra preach. Having lived in Prague during the Communist regime- under constant suspicion and interrogation- Daniel's life now seems easier and fuller than ever before. But as the relationship that develops between the highly respected clergyman and another man's wife reintroduces Daniel to intimacy, so it come to threaten everything he has lived for: his family, his vocation and his future.
On the day his mother dies, a beautiful stranger come to hear Protestant pastor Daniel Vedra preach. Having lived in Prague during the Communist regime- under constant suspicion and interrogation- Daniel's life now seems easier and fuller than ever before. But as the relationship that develops between the highly respected clergyman and another man's wife reintroduces Daniel to intimacy, so it come to threaten everything he has lived for: his family, his vocation and his future.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Granta Books
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781862071155
SKU
KSS0016679
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Ref
99-1
About Ivan Klima
Ivan Klima was born in 1931 in Prague, where he now lives, and was editor of the journal of the Czech Writers' Union during the Prague Spring. He is the author of many plays, stories and novels, including Waiting for the Dark, Waiting for the Light, The Ultimate Intimacy and My Golden Trades, and a non-fiction book, The Spirit of ... Read more
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