Prague: A Traveler's Literary Companion | 
 enlarge | Creator: Paul Wilson
Publisher: Whereabouts Press
Category: Book
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Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 270270
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 256
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 7.2 x 5 x 0.7
ISBN: 1883513014
Dewey Decimal Number: 891.86301083243712
EAN: 9781883513016
ASIN: 1883513014
Publication Date: February 1, 1994
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The city of Prague has inspired a lot of fine literature, and Paul Wilson has done the English-speaking world a vast favor by compiling this anthology of 23 Prague stories. There are classics by the likes of Franz Kafka, Jan Neruda, and Ivan Klima, and lesser-known works making their English-translation debuts. There are autobiographical pieces, fiction, legend, stories from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, tales from the Soviet regime, and contemporary pieces from the Czech Republic. Ivan Klima's epilogue is titled "The Spirit of Prague," and after reviewing Prague's history--cultural and political--he concludes that paradox is at Prague's heart, and irony and ridicule are its primary tools. Both devices are employed deftly throughout Wilson's anthology, providing clever, lyrical, and moving snippets of Prague's complex reality.
Product Description
Travel to one of the most beautiful cities in the world in the company of its finest writers. Walk the mysterious nighttime streets of Prague with Franz Kafka and Jaroslav Hasek, eavesdrop on intimate conversations in restaurants and lively beer halls with Karel Capek and Bohumil Hrabal, listen to jazz in stylish nightclubs with Josef Skvorecky.
Contributors:
Michal Ajvaz
Karel Capek
Ivan Divis
Jaroslav Hasek
Daniela Hodrova
Bohumil Hrabal
Alois Jirasek
Franz Kafka
Jiri Karasek ze Lvovic
Egon Erwin Kisch
Ivan Klima
Jiri Kovtun
Frantisek Langer
Gustav Meyrink
Jan Neruda
Karel Pecka
Ota Pavel
Josef Skvorecky
Jindriska Smetanova
Jachym Topol
Jiri Weil
"The perfect companion for the discriminating visitor to Prague."-Timothy Garton Ash\
"Find yourself enthralled with the collection of twenty-four stories editor Paul Wilson has artfully arranged to lead the reader-visitor through Prague on a tour that only literature could deliver with such vivid intimacy."-Review of Contemporary Fiction
"A rewarding collection of short stories for the serious reader who does not want just to scratch the surface when traveling. . . . It adds a special dimension to a Prague trip."-International Travel News
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Excellent June 21, 2003
24 out of 25 found this review helpful
Excellent collection of pieces from obscure writers and celebrated Czech authors. The book is divided into sections for each part of the city (Old Town, Mala Strana, etc.). I've lived in Prague before and it was so much fun following each author around the city again. I recommend this book for anyone enchanted by the idea of Prague or for those who miss it and want to spend some time there with a bunch of amazing tour guides.
Take This Book With You! August 9, 2000
63 out of 65 found this review helpful
As we prepared for our trip to Prague, I ordered this book from Amazon.com but didn't get a chance to read until we actually got there. What a treasure! Each piece made some landmark or moment of history come more vividly alive than any of the standard guidebooks could possibly provide. The division of the book into corresponding areas of the city was a great idea.I always look to literature to gain insight into travel destinations. No single book has ever done a better job than this one.
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