Visiting Prague and books to read
Oct 14th, 2002, 09:44 AM
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Hi Ann,
I read Under the Chestnut Tree about a woman who left Prague as a young girl just before WWII and returned for a visit in the seventies - very interesting. Unfortunately, the author's name escapes me. Probably something by Vaclav Havel would be a must read.
Adrienne
I read Under the Chestnut Tree about a woman who left Prague as a young girl just before WWII and returned for a visit in the seventies - very interesting. Unfortunately, the author's name escapes me. Probably something by Vaclav Havel would be a must read.
Adrienne
Oct 14th, 2002, 01:05 PM
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1) The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera (or one of his other novels). Better than the film.
2) "Love and Garbage," a novel by former dissident Ivan Klima, about an intellectual working as a trash collector under the Communist government. Also, Klima's nonfiction book, "The Spirit of Prague and Other Essays."
3) "I Served the King of England" by Bohumil Hraba. An ironic novel spanning pre-WWII to post-WWII, seen through the eyes of a waiter to the great and not-so-great.
2) "Love and Garbage," a novel by former dissident Ivan Klima, about an intellectual working as a trash collector under the Communist government. Also, Klima's nonfiction book, "The Spirit of Prague and Other Essays."
3) "I Served the King of England" by Bohumil Hraba. An ironic novel spanning pre-WWII to post-WWII, seen through the eyes of a waiter to the great and not-so-great.
Oct 14th, 2002, 02:15 PM
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A Traveler's Literature Companion, Prague, edited by Paul Wilson.
An interesting collection of czech stories - some translated for the first time in english - both old and contemporary. Very enjoyable read.
http://www.whereaboutspress.com/
An interesting collection of czech stories - some translated for the first time in english - both old and contemporary. Very enjoyable read.
http://www.whereaboutspress.com/
Oct 14th, 2002, 02:26 PM
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There is a new novel called Prague by someguy Phillips (5 time Jeopardy winner!). While it takes place in Budapest (go figure) in the early 90's just after the fall, it's about a group of American ex-pats who all sorta obsess about why can't they be in Prague. The characters are mostly a bunch of jerks but the book is very good and provides an intersting picture of what it must have been like when Central Europe re-joined the modern world.
Oct 14th, 2002, 03:10 PM
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I bought my wife "Prague, My Love" before we went this past summer. She enjoyed it. Kind of a guide book in novel form. It was recommended here.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...20636?v=glance
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...20636?v=glance
Oct 15th, 2002, 08:57 AM
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One more vote for "Love and Garbage"
My professor wrote her autobiography "Un-American Childhood."
Her parents (Communists during McCarthy era)escape from the US. She was only seven, I think.
It is her memoirs about growing up in Prague where she adopted a new language and a new culture.
When disillusioned her family retuned to the United States
What a great reading. It is not only about a life of a young person in Prague but also interesting part of American history
Ann Kimmage "An Un-American Childhood"
My professor wrote her autobiography "Un-American Childhood."
Her parents (Communists during McCarthy era)escape from the US. She was only seven, I think.
It is her memoirs about growing up in Prague where she adopted a new language and a new culture.
When disillusioned her family retuned to the United States
What a great reading. It is not only about a life of a young person in Prague but also interesting part of American history
Ann Kimmage "An Un-American Childhood"
