The Little Town Where Time Stood Still and Cutting it Short
From the flamboyant and unpredictable Maryska, who scandalises the town when she cuts short her golden tresses, to the eccentric Uncle Pepin, who always has to have a ready supply of furniture to smash when he's angry, Bohumil Hrabal creates a range of enchanting and memorable characters -...
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From the flamboyant and unpredictable Maryska, who scandalises the town when she cuts short her golden tresses, to the eccentric Uncle Pepin, who always has to have a ready supply of furniture to smash when he's angry, Bohumil Hrabal creates a range of enchanting and memorable characters - confirming his status as one of Europe's greatest writers.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780349105406 (0349105405)
Publish date: 1994
Publisher: Abacus
Pages no: 319
Edition language: English
Poetic and pretty fnny at the same time. I often made a fool of myself in public transports because I would just burst out laughing.I particularly enjoyed the description of the nurse who annouces the imminent death of a relative with a huge smile on her face. Reminded me of the chief nurse of the h...
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