Prague Tales (Central European Classics) - Softcover

Jan Neruda

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9639116238 ISBN 13: 9789639116238

Publisher: Central European University Press, 1993

Synopsis

Collection of Jan Neruda's intimate, wry, bitter-sweet stories of life among the inhabitants of Mala Strana, the Little Quarter of nineteenth century Prague. These finely tuned and varied vignettes established Neruda as the quintessential Czech nineteenth century realist, the Charles Dickens of a Prague becoming ever more aware of itself as a Czech, rather than an Austrian city. Prague Tales is a classic story whose influence has been acknowledged by generations of Czech writers, including Ivan Klima, who has contributed an introduction to this new translation.

About this title

About the Author:

Jan Neruda, Czech poet, novelist, essayist and journalist (1834-1891) was both radical and European in outlook. Born of a poor family in 1834, he knew at first hand the life he evoked in Prague Tales. The stories in this collection date from the 1860s and 70s and reflect Neruda’s enthusiasm for feuilletons, vivid sketches on the border between journalism and fiction.

Language Notes:

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Czech

About this edition

• Publisher: Central European University Press
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 9639116238
• ISBN 13: 9789639116238
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 368