I served the King of England
Hrabal, Bohumil, 1914-2006
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Sparkling with comic genius and narrative exuberance, this is the story of how the unbelievable came true. Its hero, Ditie, is a hotel waiter who rises to become a millionaire and then loses it all again against the backdrop of events in Prague from German invasion to the victory of Communism.
Main title:
I served the King of England / Bohumil Hrabal ; translated from the Czech by Paul Wilson.
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Imprint:
London : Vintage, 2006.
Collation:
241 p. ; 20 cm.
Notes:
This translation originally published: London: Chatto & Windus, 1989.
ISBN:
009949289X (pbk)9780099492894
Dewey class:
891.8'6354
Language:
EnglishCzech
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BRN:
651253
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