Kees Mercks Libri

The narrative follows Hrabal as he receives the advance copy of his debut short story collection, marking the beginning of his literary career. It explores his ascent in the Czech literary scene, highlighting his connections with prominent artists and writers, while also showcasing the international acclaim he achieves with works like Closely Watched Trains. The story delves into themes of creativity, recognition, and the cultural landscape of Czechoslovakia during his rise as a writer.

Questo romanzo è un'ode all'amicizia, alla giovinezza e alla creatività. È la storia di tre amici a Praga, all'inizio degli anni Cinquanta: lo scrittore Bohumil Hrabal, l'artista Vladimír Boudník ed Egon Bondy, poeta, filosofo zen e marxista di sinistra. «I vagabondi del Dharma sono a Praga» esclama Egon Bondy. E il riferimento alla beat generation, che in quegli stessi anni di guerra fredda sperimenta in America vie nuove nella vita e nell'arte, è evidente quando si leggono queste epiche sbronze, questa ricerca metafisica portata avanti nelle birrerie o nelle fabbriche o per la strada, questa spinta creativa che nasce nel dolore ma anche nella bellezza nascosta ovunque, e che si alimenta degli eccessi e di ogni tipo di sperimentazione artistica ed esistenziale.

Niedoparki to domowe stworki żywiące się Twoimi skarpetkami. Zawsze biorą tylko po jednej sztuce, zostawiając Ci drugą, nie do pary - stąd ich nazwa. Na świecie jest ich mniej więcej tyle samo co ludzi. Mieszkają w każdym domu. Twoim także. Twierdzisz, że nie? Czyli chcesz nam wmówić, że nigdy w życiu nie zginęła Ci ani jedna skarpetka?

"By the writer whom Milan Kundera called Czechoslovakia's greatest contemporary writer comes a novel (now in English for the first time) peopled with eccentric, unforgettable inhabitants of a home for the elderly who reminisce about their lives and their changing country. Written with a keen eye for the absurd and sprinkled with dialogue that captures the poignancy of the everyday, this novel allows us into the mind of an elderly woman coming to terms with the passing of time. --

The narrator of Ivan Klima's novel has temporarily abandoned his work-in-progress -an essay on Kafka -and exchanged his writer's pen for the orange vest of a Prague road-sweeper. As he works, he meditates on Czechoslovakia, on Kafka, on life, on art and, obsessively, on his passionate and adulterous love affair with the sculptress Daria. Gradually he admits the impossibility of being at once an honest writer and an honest lover, and with that agonizing discovery comes a moment of choice.

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Ironisch levensverhaal van een journalist die na te zijn opgegroeid in een Moravisch dorp later moeilijkheden krijgt met de communistische autoriteiten in Tsjechoslowakije.