by Bohumil Hrabal · Robert Laffont · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782221106082
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«Moi qui ai servi le roi d'Angleterre» is the novel by Bohumil Hrabal, published by Robert Laffont in paperback (286 pages, in French).
A short Czech waiter of humble origins narrates his rise to immense wealth between the 1920s and the Stalinist purges. After the communist coup of 1948, the protagonist ends up in a camp for millionaires fallen from grace. The tale is a monologue with candour, amorality and grotesque humour.
Translated from Czech into French by Milena Braud, this edition belongs to the Pavillons poche collection and was published in 2008.
For readers of Central European fiction who appreciate tragicomedy with historical background and mordant humour.
Bohumil Hrabal was a Czech writer, often named among the best Czech writers of the 20th century.
