Why I Write?: And Other Early Prose Pieces - Couverture rigide

Hrabal, Bohumil

 
9788024642680: Why I Write?: And Other Early Prose Pieces
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ISBN 10 : 8024642689 ISBN 13 : 9788024642680
Editeur : Karolinum,Nakladatelstvi Univerzity Karlovy,Czech Republic, 2019

Synopsis

"Glimmers in anticipation of Hrabal's later virtuosity."
--New Yorker

"A collection of formative fiction from a writer whose work has earned comparison with Joyce and Beckett. . . . Early work from a writer who merits a larger readership."
--Kirkus Reviews

This collection of the earliest prose by one of literature's greatest stylists captures, as scholar Arnault Maréchal put it, "the moment when Hrabal discovered the magic of writing." Taken from the period when Bohumil Hrabal shifted his focus from poetry to prose, these stories--many written in school notebooks, typed and read aloud to friends, or published in samizdat--often showcase raw experiments in style that would define his later works. Others intriguingly utilize forms the author would never pursue again. Featuring the first appearance of key figures from Hrabal's later writings, such as his real-life Uncle Pepin, who would become a character in his later fiction and is credited here as a coauthor of one piece, the book also contains stories that Hrabal would go on to cannibalize for some of his most famous novels. All together, Why I Write? offers readers the chance to explore this important nascent phase of Hrabal's writing.

Expertly interpreted by award-winning Hrabal translator David Short, this collection comprises some of the last remaining prose works by Hrabal to be translated into English. A treasure trove for Hrabal devotees, Why I Write? allows us to see clearly why this great prose master was, as described by Czech writer and publisher Josef Skvorecký, "fundamentally a lyrical poet."

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À propos des auteurs

Bohumil Hrabal (1914-97) was born in Brno, Czechoslovakia, and studied law. By his death, he was ranked among the greatest Czech writers of the twentieth century. His novel Closely Watched Trains was turned into an Academy Award-winning film.

David Short is an acclaimed translator of numerous books from Czech and Slovak to English.

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Éditeur
Karolinum,Nakladatelstvi Univerzity Karlovy,Czech Republic
Date d'édition
2019
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
8024642689
ISBN 13 
9788024642680
Reliure
Relié
Numéro d'édition
1
Nombre de pages
300
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Personne responsable
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