Description
The book presents the first and only completely finished volume of the memoirs of Czech American, Orientalist, and polyglot Alois Richard Nykl (1885–1958). In a very readable form, he reflects on his youth in Austria-Hungary and his later journey around the world, including Switzerland, Germany, the USA, Mexico, Egypt, and Japan. After returning to the USA in 1916, he embarked on a career as a university professor and later became a world-renowned specialist in Andalusian and comparative literature. In the memoirs, written in the early 1930s, he attempts to evaluate both his life and the way he acquired his remarkable language skills through direct and theoretical study around the world. The edition is supplemented with introductory studies in which editor Josef Ženka has processed the life story of the author. The text is richly illustrated with unique photographic and archival materials from the estate of A. R. Nykl.
Information
Author: Ženka Josef
Publication date: April 4, 2017
Manufacturer: Nakladatelství Karolinum
Genres: Historical figures, Non-fiction literature, Books, Fiction, History and facts, Biographies and autobiographies
Pages: 640
ISBN/EAN: 9788024633541