by Bohumil Hrabal · Gallimard · Libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782070375295
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«Trains étroitement surveillés» is the novel by the Czech writer Bohumil Hrabal, published by Gallimard in paperback.
In a small railway station in Bohemia during the war, a young apprentice tries to take his own life after a romantic disappointment, while an employee takes advantage of the night shift to play a grotesque prank on a telegraphist. Between the absurd and the everyday, the narrative also leaves room for heroism, sacrifice and resistance.
The novel was originally published in Czech in 1965 as «Ostře sledované vlaky»; this French edition belongs to the Folio collection.
For readers interested in Czech literature, the classic novel, and historical fiction set during the war.
Bohumil Hrabal was a Czech writer, often named among the best Czech writers of the 20th century.
