Edición de la obra A Bohemian youth
| Autor | Josef Hiršal, Josef Hiršal |
|---|---|
| Editorial | Northwestern University Press |
| Fecha de publicación | 1997 |
| Lugar | Evanston, Ill |
| Idioma | inglés |
| Páginas | 87 |
| ISBN-10 | 081011223X, 0810115921 |
| OCLC | 37625647 |
| LCCN | 97040411 |
| Serie | Writings from an unbound Europe |
| Número de Cutter |
H669b |
Josef Hirsal's experimental novel is a Dada-like romp through the life of a young man born into a Bohemian peasant family. Told in five parts, the novel begins with a "word to the wise," moves on to the text proper, continues with notes and with notes to the notes, and ends with a note on the notes to the notes. More than just a tongue-in-cheek parody of a literary memoir, however, A Bohemian Youth is social history of the first rank: it is a glimpse of the First Czechoslovak Republic as seen through the eyes of a young peasant firmly grounded in the provinces. It abounds in the kind of intimate detail not found in history books - the manners of a Slovak servant girl; the mores of the town's homosexual; the sounds of popular music; the way people eat in wartime. At the same time, A Bohemian Youth is a wrenching and hilarious tale of its hero's emotional and sexual awakening.