by Bohumil Hrabal · Suhrkamp · tapa blanda · ISBN 9783518382547
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«Ich habe den englischen König bedient. Roman» is the novel by Bohumil Hrabal, published by Suhrkamp in paperback (299 pages, in German).
The novel traces the life of a waiter in Prague through the twentieth century, from the Austro-Hungarian monarchy to the communist regime. With irony and a moving gaze, Hrabal builds a satire of Czech society and the historical changes that run through it.
Translation from the Czech by Karl-Heinz Jähn. Original title: Obsluhoval jsem anglického krále. Volume 1754 of Suhrkamp Taschenbuch, 1990 edition.
Work for readers of Central European fiction and twentieth-century Czech classics.
Bohumil Hrabal was a Czech writer, often named among the best Czech writers of the 20th century.
