Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780241752142
Publisert
2025-04-17
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Vendor
Penguin Classics
Vekt
73 gr
Høyde
180 mm
Bredde
110 mm
Dybde
6 mm
Aldersnivå
01, G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
112
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Oversetter
Biographical note
Bohumil Hrabal was one of the most important and admired Czech writers of the twentieth century. He was born and raised in Brno in what was then the Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1914. After working as a railway labourer, insurance agent, travelling salesman, manual labourer, paper-packer and stagehand, he published a collection of poetry that was quickly withdrawn by the communist regime. His best-known books include I Served the King of England, Closely Watched Trains (made into an Academy Award-winning film directed by Jiri Menzel) and Too Loud a Solitude. In 1997, he fell to his death from the fifth floor of a Prague hospital, apparently trying to feed the pigeons.90 Classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books
Closely Watched Trains tells the story of Miloš Hrma, a young railroad apprentice coming of age in wartime Czechoslovakia. Miloš is overwhelmed with worries – about his virginity, his love for the conductor, and ongoing scandals in the stationmaster’s office – besides which the idea of fighting the Germans seems a simple affair. Poignant, humorous and the inspiration behind the 1966 Academy Award-winning film, this is a small masterpiece from one of the best Czech writers of the twentieth century.
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780241752142
Publisert
2025-04-17
Utgiver
Vendor
Penguin Classics
Vekt
73 gr
Høyde
180 mm
Bredde
110 mm
Dybde
6 mm
Aldersnivå
01, G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
112
Forfatter
Oversetter