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Postřižiny
Author: Bohumil Hrabal
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In Postřižiny, Bohumil Hrabal transforms everyday life at a small-town brewery into poetic storytelling. Spirited Maryška, her husband Francin, and boisterous Uncle Pepin reveal social customs and the pleasures of breaking them.
About the book
Brewery manager Francin values dignity and order. Maryška loves movement, pleasure, and freedom, resisting the expectations around her. The arrival of Francin’s brother Pepin, with his inexhaustible stories and energy, turns the brewery into a stage for comic episodes.
New inventions accelerate life and shorten distances, while shorter skirts and hair announce a new era. Hrabal combines playfulness with observation of the gap between conservative rules and spontaneous enjoyment. The First Republic setting draws on family memories without becoming a literal biography.
Main themes
- Freedom and convention: Maryška’s spontaneity contrasts with Francin’s sense of order.
- Small-town life: The brewery and its inhabitants create a lively setting.
- Hrabal’s humor: Pepin’s tales and the narrative voice turn ordinary life into comedy.
- Modernization: Shorter distances, skirts, and hair express the arrival of a new age.
- Family relationships: The central trio brings together contrasting personalities.
Characters
- Maryška: The brewery manager’s spirited wife and a distinctive narrative presence.
- Francin: The brewery manager and Maryška’s husband, concerned with social dignity.
- Uncle Pepin: Francin’s boisterous brother, bringing stories, energy, and chaos.
Setting
A Czech small town and brewery during the First Republic, inspired by life in Nymburk.
Who is it for?
For readers of Czech classics, poetic humor, and everyday-life stories set in the First Republic.
Literary context
The work belongs to Hrabal’s fiction inspired by the Nymburk brewery and is often associated with the Městečko u vody cycle. Jiří Menzel adapted it into a film of the same name produced in 1980.
Edition details
Czech-language ebook, Mladá fronta, 2025. Illustrated by Václav Šlajch. Length: 128 pages. Formats: EPUB, PDF, and MOBI.
In Postřižiny, Bohumil Hrabal transforms everyday life at a small-town brewery into poetic storytelling. Spirited Maryška, her husband Francin, and boisterous Uncle Pepin reveal social customs and the pleasures of breaking them.
Book information
- Author
- Bohumil Hrabal
- Publisher
- Albatros Media a.s.
- Imprint
- Mladá fronta
- Formát
- E-book
- Language
- Czech
- Genre
- česká klasika, humorná próza, novela
- ISBN
- 978-80-204-6433-0
- Publication date
- 13. February 2025
- Pages
- 128
- E-book formats
- EPUB (ISBN 978-80-204-6436-1) · PDF (ISBN 978-80-204-6434-7) · MOBI (ISBN 978-80-204-6437-8)
What is Postřižiny about?
Brewery manager Francin values dignity and order. Maryška loves movement, pleasure, and freedom, resisting the expectations around her. The arrival of Francin’s brother Pepin, with his inexhaustible stories and energy, turns the brewery into a stage for comic episodes.
New inventions accelerate life and shorten distances, while shorter skirts and hair announce a new era. Hrabal combines playfulness with observation of the gap between conservative rules and spontaneous enjoyment. The First Republic setting draws on family memories without becoming a literal biography.
Themes and motifs
Freedom and convention
Maryška’s spontaneity contrasts with Francin’s sense of order.
Small-town life
The brewery and its inhabitants create a lively setting.
Hrabal’s humor
Pepin’s tales and the narrative voice turn ordinary life into comedy.
Modernization
Shorter distances, skirts, and hair express the arrival of a new age.
Family relationships
The central trio brings together contrasting personalities.
Setting
A Czech small town and brewery during the First Republic, inspired by life in Nymburk.
Main characters
Maryška
The brewery manager’s spirited wife and a distinctive narrative presence.
Francin
The brewery manager and Maryška’s husband, concerned with social dignity.
Uncle Pepin
Francin’s boisterous brother, bringing stories, energy, and chaos.
Who is this book for?
For readers of Czech classics, poetic humor, and everyday-life stories set in the First Republic.
Book context
The work belongs to Hrabal’s fiction inspired by the Nymburk brewery and is often associated with the Městečko u vody cycle. Jiří Menzel adapted it into a film of the same name produced in 1980.
Adaptations
Postřižiny
Otázky o knihe
What does the title refer to?
The motif of cutting hair and the wider theme of approaching change.
Is there a film adaptation?
Yes, Jiří Menzel’s film of the same name from 1980.
Who illustrated this edition?
Václav Šlajch.
What are the edition details?
The 2025 Czech-language Mladá fronta ebook has 128 pages and is in EPUB, PDF, and MOBI formats.
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