Ivan Klima - The Spirit of Prague and Other Essays

Written by Ivan Klíma. Themes include History, Europe, Eastern, Literary Collections, Essays.

In this collection of political and personal essays, the novelist Ivan Klima charts five decades in the history of Czechoslovakia -- from the Nazi occupation to the Velvet Revolution. Klima invokes the spirit of the city that shaped him: ironical, cultured, accustomed to adversity but full of hope. Other essays deal with his childhood experiences in a concentration camp; an interview by Philip Roth and a study of Kafka are also included.

Format: Paperback

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