Povídky (eBook, ePUB)

Short Stories by Czech Women
Redaktion: Hawker, Nancy

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

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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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Telegram Books
• Seitenzahl: 248
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. November 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781846591624
• Artikelnr.: 38357117

Autorenporträt

Nancy Hawker is reading Languages and Cultures at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London. Raised in France and the Czech Republic, in the course of her studies she has absorbed English, French, Czech, Hebrew and Arabic literature.