Vita Nuova

by Bohumil Hrabal, ,  

Book Overview

Vita Nuova is the second in a trilogy of memoirs written from the perspective of Bohumil Hrabal's wife, Elis.ka, about their life in Prague from the 1950s to the 1970s, when Communist repression of artists was at its peak.

Hrabal's inimitable humor, which in Elis.ka's ruminations ranges from bawdy slapstick to cutting irony, is all the more penetrating for being directed at himself. Vita Nuova showcases Hrabal's legendary bohemian intellectual...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810125463
• ISBN13: 9780810125469
• Release Date: May 2010
• Publisher: Northwestern University Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.6" x 8.5"