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With an introduction by Adam ThirlwellSparkling with comic genius and narrative exuberance, I Served the King of England is a story of how the unbelievable came true. Its remarkable hero, Ditie, is a hotel waiter who rises to become a millionaire and then loses it all again against the backdrop of events in Prague from the German invasion to the victory of Communism. Ditie's fantastic journey intertwines the political and the personal in a narrative that both enlightens and entertains.
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I Served the King of England, Bohumil Hrabal
- Language
- Released
- 2009
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- Book condition
- Good
- Price
- €5.99
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- Language
- English
- Authors
- Bohumil Hrabal
- Publisher
- Vintage books
- Released
- 2009
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 288
- ISBN10
- 0099540932
- ISBN13
- 9780099540939
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Historical Themes, Humor, Czech Literature, Classics, Politics, Short Stories, Czech & Slovak history, World War II, Adapted for Film, Prague, Czech Republic, Nazism, Satire, Communism, Czechoslovakia, Hotels, Wealth, Restaurants, Emperors
- Rating
- 4.15 out of 5
- Description
- With an introduction by Adam ThirlwellSparkling with comic genius and narrative exuberance, I Served the King of England is a story of how the unbelievable came true. Its remarkable hero, Ditie, is a hotel waiter who rises to become a millionaire and then loses it all again against the backdrop of events in Prague from the German invasion to the victory of Communism. Ditie's fantastic journey intertwines the political and the personal in a narrative that both enlightens and entertains.