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Povídky: Short Stories by Czech Women

✍ Scribed by Nancy Hawker

Book ID
110949703
Publisher
Saqi
Year
2012
Tongue
English
Weight
126 KB
Category
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781846591624
ASIN
B00A3UHJZG

No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.

✦ Synopsis

Young women drift through Prague wondering about unplanned pregnancies, a child's reflections on the Christian concept of sinfulnesslead to resolve to sin only 'just a little bit', drunken men banter over interminable card games, and a woman's salvation comes in the unexpected form of pickled buttocks. Bringing together authors of different generations, styles and backgrounds - including for the first time in English translation, two stories by Czech Roma - this collection expresses women's meultiple perspectives on social and intimate issues with by turns caustic and sensitive insight into human nature. 'Full of humour, acuity and inventiveness' — Maya Jaggi, Guardian 'Wonderfully diverse, energetic and entertaining.' — Bernie Higgins, One Eye Open

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