Prague Tales
(Central European Classics)
By Ivan Klima, Jan Neruda, Michael Henry Heim (Translator)
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Book Description
Prague Tales ia a collection of Jan Neruda's intimate, wry, and bitter-sweet stories of life among the inhabitants of the Little Quarter of nineteenth-century Prague. These finely tuned and varied vignettes established Neruda as the quintessential Czech realist--considered by many to be the
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- English Books
- Paperback 368 Pages
- Edition: New Ed
- ISBN-10: 1858660580
- ISBN-13: 9781858660585
- Publisher: A Central European University Press Book
- Pub date: May 15, 1996
- Dimensions: 1419 mm x 903 mm x 194 mm Just how big is that?
- Also available as: Mass Market Paperback and Softcover
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I admit to being a little disappointed by these stories. They reminded me a little of Zola crossed with Mrs. Gaskell. The short stories were nearly all character sketches. The shortest sketches I think I liked the most. There were a few truly beautiful ones, some nice tragedies and a few just kinda ... (continue)
I admit to being a little disappointed by these stories. They reminded me a little of Zola crossed with Mrs. Gaskell. The short stories were nearly all character sketches. The shortest sketches I think I liked the most. There were a few truly beautiful ones, some nice tragedies and a few just kinda silly. The longer stories seemed to mock the people in them just a little too much (including the narrator). I'm wondering if perhaps things were lost a little in the translation.
It was interesting to read and learn more about 19th century Prague though. There were a lot of discussions of the use of German vs. Czech which made for very nice social commentary. It was fun picturing all the different places in my mind and learning the different reputations different parts of the town had.
It was quite good and I'm glad I read it. But I'm afraid I didn't love it as much as the other books I bought in Prague and I won't be rushing out to find more by this author.
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