Why I write? : and other early prose pieces / Bohumil Hrabal ; translated from the Czech by David S...
Why I write? : and other early prose pieces / Bohumil Hrabal ; translated from the Czech by David S...
Why I write? : and other early prose pieces / Bohumil Hrabal ; translated from the Czech by David Short ; [illustrations Jiří Grus].
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Author / Creator
Publisher
Prague : Karolinum Press, [2019]
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Call Numbers
G 2020/5568
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Language
English
Czech
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Physical Description
Physical content
519 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 19 cm.
Content type
text
still image
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Why I write? -- Those rapturous riflemen -- Cain -- Trapezium number two -- The house that refreshed itself in a flash -- The feat of Sts Philip and James -- Scribes and pharisees -- No escape -- The glorious legend of Wantoch -- The sufferings of Old Werther -- Protocol -- A schizophrenic gospel --...
Publication information
Publisher
Prague : Karolinum Press, [2019]
Edition
First English edition.
Series
Date Published
[2019]
Subjects
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Scope and Contents
Summary
This collection of the earliest prose captures, "the moment when Hrabal discovered the magic of writing." (Arnault Maréchal). Taken from the period when Bohumil Hrabal shifted his focus from poetry to prose, these stories - many written in school notebooks, typed and read aloud to friends, or published in samizdat - often showcase experiments in s...
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Full title
Why I write? : and other early prose pieces / Bohumil Hrabal ; translated from the Czech by David Short ; [illustrations Jiří Grus].
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Notes
General note
Modern Czech Classics
Map on endpapers.
Includes bibliographical references
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Date Copyright
©2019
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Call Numbers
G 2020/5568
Record Identifier
74VKadL0zMLy
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKadL0zMLy
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ISBN
8024642689 (hb)
9788024642680 (hb)
DDC
891.86354
MMS ID
991024320114702626
