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Bohumil Hrabal. A Full-length Portrait
Author: Jiří Pelán
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Hrabal’s work can also be read as part of European and world literary traditions. In this overview study, Jiří Pelán traces its development and changes in style. David Short’s English translation makes this comparative perspective accessible to an international readership.
Photographs and bibliographic resources supplement the volume. The available excerpt addresses writing from the 1950s and its gradual release to the public. The book offers both a scholarly introduction to Hrabal’s fiction and guidance on the broader contexts of his work.
This scholarly literary portrait traces Hrabal’s work and stylistic development from a comparative perspective.
Book information
- Author
- Jiří Pelán
- Publisher
- Karolinum
- Formát
- E-book
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Literárna veda
- ISBN
- 978-80-246-3909-3
- Publication date
- 1. January 2020
- Pages
- 140
- Edition
- Modern Czech Classics
- E-book formats
- EPUB (ISBN 978-80-246-3950-5) · PDF (ISBN 978-80-246-3948-2) · MOBI (ISBN 978-80-246-3949-9)
What is Bohumil Hrabal. A Full-length Portrait about?
Pelán examines the writer’s work as a whole within European and world contexts. David Short translated the English edition and added a bibliography of available translations.
A photographic section introduces Hrabal and his world. The excerpt analyzes the relationship between an early creative period and later publications, drawing on bibliographic references. This is a study of Hrabal’s work, rather than a novel by him.
Themes and motifs
Creative development
Changes in Hrabal’s style.
Comparative literature
European and world literary contexts.
Reception
Publication and English translations.
Who is this book for?
Students of Czech studies and English-language readers interested in Hrabal.
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What is Bohumil Hrabal. A Full-length Portrait about?
This scholarly literary portrait traces Hrabal’s work and stylistic development from a comparative perspective.
What language is the e-book in?
English.
Which formats is the e-book available in?
EPUB, PDF, MOBI.
How many pages does the e-book have?
140 pages.
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