Description
Sinful Bodies, Holy Souls, a collection of twenty-seven sharp, lightly written short stories, is the twentieth book by Petr Ritter. It is in the short stories that Ritter's ability for ironic detachment most profoundly manifests, as he constructs his narratives and their surprising punchlines. About a promiscuous clergyman, about the absurdity of military oaths, about a beautiful Jewish woman whom a young SS officer falls in love with, about unfaithful lovemaking at someone else's wedding, about an overly talented folk singer, about the non-right to shoot, or even advice on how to escape false accusations of rape. Ritter spices his insights into quirky human natures and destinies with his dry, sometimes even cynical humor, enhanced by the use of brevity and subtle suggestion.
Information
Author: Ritter Petr
Publication date: June 16, 2025
Manufacturer: Daniel Podhradský - Dauphin Praha
Genres: Czech and slovak fiction, Books, Fiction
Type: Books - paperback
Pages: 245
ISBN/EAN: 9788076456303