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The year of the frog :a novel

by Martin M Simecka

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Set in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia, in the 1980s, Martin Simecka's stunning first novel, "The Year of the Frog, portrays a young man struggling to come to terms with his circumstances in the last days of communist dictatorship. Milan, the son of a former party official now imprisoned for dissident activities, is barred from the university despite the fact that he is a brilliant student and an extraordinary runner. Forced to work, Milan takes a series of menial jobs — first as a surgical orderly in a hospital, next as a clerk in an under-stocked hardware store, lastly as an assistant in a maternity hospital for both births and abortions — all of which serve to break open his life.

Two great passions save him from the bleakness of his everyday existence: long-distance running, and his love for Tania, a beautiful university student from whom he seeks salvation and ultimately marries. "The Year of the Frog is a coming-of-age story, a romance, and a novel which poses important questions about life and death, about love and freedom, faithfulness and infidelity.

Product Details

ISBN:
9780684813677
Subtitle:
A Novel
Translator:
Petro, Peter
Author:
Simecka, Martin M.
Foreword:
Havel, Vaclav
Publisher:
Touchstone
Location:
New York :
Subject:
General
Subject:
Political fiction
Subject:
Autobiographical fiction
Subject:
Bratislava (Slovakia) Fiction.
Subject:
Bratislava
Subject:
General Fiction
Edition Description:
Trade paper
Series:
Pegasus Prize for Literature
Publication Date:
19960613
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
256
Dimensions:
8 x 5.25 in 9.24 oz

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