Description
In a provincial town where life moves at a slow, watchful pace, Maryska—the brewer’s wife—becomes a bright exception to the ordinary. With her daring, short skirt and her love of cycling, she turns small gestures into sparks of personality, drawing attention to the rhythms of a community shaped by the local brewery. Through a warm, memory-soaked lens, this book evokes childhood in Nymburk, where everyday characters and familiar streets carry the weight of nostalgia, humor, and quiet longing. Blending Hrabal’s distinctive, observant storytelling with a tender sense of place, it explores how individuality, workaday routines, and fleeting moments of freedom can transform an otherwise uneventful world.
Available Editions
paperback
Penguin Books, Limited
Published Jan 1, 2017
144 pages
ISBN: 9780241290262
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Details
First Published
2017
Language
cze
Translation
From: cze
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