The Death of Mr. Baltisberger |
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| Author:
| Hrabal, Bohumil |
| Translator:
| Heim, Michael Henry |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8101-2701-2 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2010 |
| Publisher: | Northwestern University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $18.95 |
Book Description:
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The fourteen stories in
The Death of Mr. Baltisberger showcase the breadth of Bohumil Hrabal's considerable gifts: his humor of the grotesque, his often surprising warmth, and his hard-edged, fast-paced style. In the story "Romance," a plumber's apprentice and a gypsy girl reach toward a tentative connection across the chasm that separates their worlds. Another unlikely love story, "World Cafeteria," features a romance between a young man whose...
More Description The fourteen stories in The Death of Mr. Baltisberger showcase the breadth of Bohumil Hrabal's considerable gifts: his humor of the grotesque, his often surprising warmth, and his hard-edged, fast-paced style. In the story "Romance," a plumber's apprentice and a gypsy girl reach toward a tentative connection across the chasm that separates their worlds. Another unlikely love story, "World Cafeteria," features a romance between a young man whose girlfriend has just committed suicide and a bride whose husband lands in jail on their wedding night.