Prague
A novel of startling scope and ambition, Prague depicts an intentionally lost Lost Generation as it follows five American expats who come to Budapest in the early 1990s to seek their fortune. They harbor the vague suspicion that their counterparts in Prague have it better, but still they hope to...
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A novel of startling scope and ambition, Prague depicts an intentionally lost Lost Generation as it follows five American expats who come to Budapest in the early 1990s to seek their fortune. They harbor the vague suspicion that their counterparts in Prague have it better, but still they hope to find adventure, inspiration, a gold rush, or history in the making.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780375759772 (0375759778)
Publish date: June 10th 2003
Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks
Pages no: 400
Edition language: English
Category:
Novels,
Travel,
Literature,
Cultural,
Book Club,
American,
Historical Fiction,
Literary Fiction,
Drama,
Contemporary,
Hungary
"What does it mean to fret about your fledgling career when the man across the table was tortured by two different regimes? How does your short, uneventful life compare to the lives of those who actually resisted, fought, and died? What does your angst mean in a city still pocked with bullet holes f...
I tried. I really tried, but life is too short to read books one doesn't like. I gave it a good solid 150 pages before calling it quits.
Honestly, I only liked this book because I identified highly with the Charles character. Phillips got the American-Hungarian spot on, making me laugh out loud at some points. But if you've never been to Hungary, I don't really know why you would want to read this book.
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