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Title: I SERVED THE KING OF ENGLAND
FEATURING AN INTRODUCTION BY ADAM THIRLWELL
By: Bohumil Hrabal, Adam Thirlwell
Format: Paperback

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ISBN 10: 0099540932
ISBN 13: 9780099540939
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Publisher: VINTAGE PUBLISHING
Pub. date: 1 August, 2009
Pages: 288
Translated from: Czech
Description: WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY ADAM THIRLWELLSparkling with comic genius and narrative exuberance, I Served the King of England is a story of how the unbelievable came true.
Synopsis: WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY ADAM THIRLWELLSparkling with comic genius and narrative exuberance, I Served the King of England is a story of how the unbelievable came true. Its remarkable hero, Ditie, is a hotel waiter who rises to become a millionaire and then loses it all again against the backdrop of events in Prague from the German invasion to the victory of Communism. Ditie's fantastic journey intertwines the political and the personal in a narrative that both enlightens and entertains.
Publication: UK
Imprint: Vintage Classics
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