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'Europe is heavy with history in these stories and the traces left by cataclysm and upheaval these are present in these tales, and yet coexist with a kind of wry and knowing playfulness.' --A.S. Byatt, The Times
'Hakl's downbeat humour never flags, often tied to flashes of lyricism... Co-translators Petr Kopet and Karen Reppin capture the tarnished tenderness of these superfluous men...' --The Independent
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'Hakl's downbeat humour never flags, often tied to flashes of lyricism... Co-translators Petr Kopet and Karen Reppin capture the tarnished tenderness of these superfluous men...' --The Independent
Emil Hakl is the author of several books in his native Czech, including collections of poetry and short stories as well as a novel and a novella. He is a former copywriter and editor for the literary magazine Tvar and the recipient of the Magnesia Litera Prize and the Josef Skvorecky Award. Petr Kopet is a translator. Karen Reppin is a translator whose works include English translations of Franz Kafka's Letter to Father and The Metamorphosis.
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- EditoreComma Pr
- Data di pubblicazione2011
- ISBN 10 1905583389
- ISBN 13 9781905583386
- RilegaturaCopertina flessibile
- Numero di pagine158
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