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Prague Stories

By Richard Bassett

Prague Stories

By Richard Bassett

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A gorgeously jacketed hardcover anthology of stories set in Prague, by an international array of brilliant writers. The Golden City of Prague has long been an intellectual center of the western world. The writers collected here range from the early nineteenth century to the present and include both Prague natives and visitors from elsewhere. Here are stories, legends, and scenes from the city's past and present, from the Jewish fable of the golem, a creature conjured from clay, to tales of German and Soviet invasions. The international array of writers ranges from Franz Kafka to Ivan Klíma to Bruce Chatwin, and includes the award-winning British playwright Tom Stoppard and former American Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, both of whom have Czech roots. Covering the city's venerable Jewish heritage, the glamour of the belle-époque period, World War II, Communist rule, the Prague Spring, the Velvet Revolution, and beyond, Prague Stories weaves a remarkable selection of fiction and nonfiction into a literary portrait of a fascinating city.
Product details
Number of Pages:
416
Release Date:
2020-10-20
Publication Date:
2020-10-20
Publisher:
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0525659579
ISBN13:
9780525659570
Weight:
431 g
Height:
130 cm
Width:
188 cm
Thickness:
33 cm
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