Descripción
“As I crammed the cream horn voraciously into my mouth, at once I heard Francin's voice saying that no decent woman would eat a cream puff like that.” In a quiet town where little happens, Maryska, the flamboyant brewer's wife, stands out. She cuts her skirt short so she can ride her bicycle, her golden hair flying behind her. She butchers pigs, and eats and drinks with relish. When the garrulous raconteur Uncle Pepin comes to visit, the locals are scandalized even further. Bohumil Hrabal offers an affecting, exuberant portrayal of a small Central European community between the wars. “One of the greatest European prose writers.” Philip Roth. “Hrabal combines good humour and hilarity with tenderness.” Observer.
Información
Author: Hrabal Bohumil
Language: English
Manufacturer: The Book Service Ltd (Penguin)
Genres: English literature, Books, Foreign language books
Type: Books - paperback
Pages: 144
ISBN/EAN: 9780241290262