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Saturnin

Zdenek Jirotka

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  • 263 sidor
  • 2006
On its initial publication in Czech in 1942, "Saturnin" was a best-seller, its gentle satire offering an unexpected - if temporary - reprieve from the grim reality of the German occupation. In the years since, the novel has been hailed as a classic of Czech literature, and this translation makes it available to English-language readers for the first time-which is entirely appropriate, for author Zdenek Jirotka clearly modeled his light comedy on the English masters Jerome K. Jerome and P. G. Wodehouse. The novel's main character, Saturnin, a 'gentleman's gentleman' who obviously owes a debt to Wodehouse's beloved Jeeves, wages a constant battle to protect his master from romantic disaster and intrusive relatives, such as Aunt Catherine, the 'Prancing Dictionary of Slavic Proverbs'. Enlivened with new, full-color illustrations by Czech graphic artist Adolph Born, "Saturnin" will warm the heart of any fan of literary comedy.
  • Författare: Zdenek Jirotka
  • Format: Inbunden
  • ISBN: 9788024606835
  • Språk: Engelska
  • Antal sidor: 263
  • Utgivningsdatum: 2006-05-01
  • Översättare: Mark Corner
  • Förlag: Karolinum,Nakladatelstvi Univerzity Karlovy,Czech Republic