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Total Fears: Letters to Dubenkaby Bohumil Hrabal
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Bohumil Hrabal (1914-1997) was one of the most important stylists in post-war European literature. He is internationally renowned for such works as I Served the King of England, Too Loud a Solitude, and Closely Watched Trains, on which Jiri's Menzel's Oscar-winning film was based. At the beginning of 1989, after a long literary silence, Hrabal began to write short, single texts, which he considered his "lyrical reportage." Giving these texts the form of letters to the muse of his later years, Hrabal chronicles the momentous events leading up to and following the velvet revolution in the palavering, stream of consciousness style for which he became famous. Synopsis:Fiction. Translation from the Czech by James Naughton. Bohumil Hrabal's TOTAL FEARS is a series of letters Hrabal wrote during the collapse of the Czech communist regime from 1989-1992. The letters were what Hrabal referred to as his "lyrical reportage" and were addressed to an American student who went by the alias Dubenka. The letters follow a free-associative logic and are sometimes imaginary, making the book a testament to memory with "quick, rambling, spoken but purposeful writing" --The TLS. Table of ContentsThe magic flute — Public suicide — A few sentences — The white horse — November hurricane — Meshuge Stunde — A pity we didn't burn to death instead — Total fears — The Rosenkavalier. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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