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Hantá rescues books from the jaws of his compacting press and carries them home. Hrabal, whom Milan Kundera calls “our very best writer today,” celebrates the power and the indestructibility of the written word.
Originally published in Czech as "Příliš hlučná samota."
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First Sentence edit
For thirty-five years now I've been in wastepaper, and it's my love story.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Bohumil Hrabal (Author)
Other Contributors:
- Michael Henry Heim (Translator) - Translated from Czech to English in 1990 Harcourt Brace Jovanovich edition
- Bruno Gomide (Translator) - Translation from the English edition
First Edition edit
Original Language: Czech
Publisher: Ceska expedice
Country: Czechoslovakia
Publication Date: 1977
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Publisher: Ceska expedice
Country: Czechoslovakia
Publication Date: 1977
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- Dewey: 891.8635
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