Description
Is fifty words a lot or a little to convey everything essential? Little El lives in Czechoslovakia in the 1970s. Violence between her parents is an integral part of her childhood; it does not surprise her, but it leaves a mark. The pathological phenomena surrounding her at home, combined with a peculiar upbringing, confine her to unwanted isolation, plunging her into private despair. The chance for a different life that appears with the arrival of a new classmate, who dares to defy the times and understands El, is not meant to last long... The book "Who Will the Foxes Drink" sensitively and uniquely immerses readers into the challenging fate of a little girl. Each chapter contains exactly fifty words, telling a story in itself, sometimes an anecdote, other times a pointed prose poem, but always adding another piece to the mosaic of the entire book. Each chapter is a bit like a fractal, where the detail highlights the whole. Debut author Lidmila Kábrtová presents an original literary play, where once again, every word matters.
Information
Author: Kábrtová Lidmila
Publication date: April 1, 2013
Manufacturer: Host - vydavatelství, s. r. o.
Genres: Czech and slovak fiction, Travel books and reports, Books, Fiction, Travel
Type: Hardcover books
Pages: 197
ISBN/EAN: 9788072948901