A Bohemian Youth |
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Author:
| Hirsal, Josef |
Translator:
| Heim, Michael Henry |
Series title: | Writings from an Unbound Europe Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-8101-1592-7 |
Publication Date: | Dec 1997 |
Publisher: | Northwestern University Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $19.95 |
Book Description:
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More than just a tongue-in-cheek parody of a literary memoir, A Bohemian Youth is a glimpse of the First Czechoslovak Republic as seen through the eyes of a young peasant from the provinces. Abounding in intimate details--the manners of a servant girl, the habits of the town homosexual, the sounds of popular music; the way people eat in wartime--Hirsal's novel is a wrenching and hilarious tale of a young man's emotional and sexual awakening.
More than just a tongue-in-cheek parody of a literary memoir, A Bohemian Youth is a glimpse of the First Czechoslovak Republic as seen through the eyes of a young peasant from the provinces. Abounding in intimate details--the manners of a servant girl, the habits of the town homosexual, the sounds of popular music; the way people eat in wartime--Hirsal's novel is a wrenching and hilarious tale of a young man's emotional and sexual awakening.