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Postřižiny. Anglicky Cutting it short ; and The little town where time stood still

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Set in a small town in Bohemia between the two world wars, these two narratives are evocations of the passing of an age, and its effects upon a close-knit community. From the flamboyant and unpredictable Maryska, who scandalizes the town when she cuts her golden hair short, to the eccentric Uncle Pepin, who always has to have a ready supply of furniture to smash when he's angry, the author has created a range of enchanting and memorable characters

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Postřižiny. Anglicky Cutting it short ; and The little town where time stood still, Bohumil Hrabal, Josef Škvorecký, J. D. James D. Naughton

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1993
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Language
English
Publisher
Abacus
Released
1993
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Hardcover
Pages
302
ISBN10
0349103240
ISBN13
9780349103242
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Set in a small town in Bohemia between the two world wars, these two narratives are evocations of the passing of an age, and its effects upon a close-knit community. From the flamboyant and unpredictable Maryska, who scandalizes the town when she cuts her golden hair short, to the eccentric Uncle Pepin, who always has to have a ready supply of furniture to smash when he's angry, the author has created a range of enchanting and memorable characters