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An old man, a shoemaker who once wore a pince-nez and carried a stick with a silver mounting because he wanted to look like a composer, tells the story of his life to six youn, beautiful women basking in the sun. One drunken thought triggers another. Amorous conquests alternate with sundry... read more

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  1. Bohumil Hrabal (Author)

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  1. Michael Henry Heim (Translator) - Translated from Czech to English for 1975 Doubleday edition.

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Original Language: Czech
Publisher: CS
Country: Czechoslovakia
Publication Date: 1964
ISBN: N/A
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