In these three novellas, Arnost Lustig explores the existential interiors of those at the margin of disaster. A German prostitute assigned to Prague, a girl in a Nazi home for orphans, and a young woman working as a cashier in a movie theater lose themselves in a world of cruelty and collapsing social order--while their inner worlds teem with sexual fantasy, na???ve idealism, vengefulness, and visions of justice. Yet these so-called indecent dreams cannot compare with the obscenity of cruelty and domination legitimated by ...
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In these three novellas, Arnost Lustig explores the existential interiors of those at the margin of disaster. A German prostitute assigned to Prague, a girl in a Nazi home for orphans, and a young woman working as a cashier in a movie theater lose themselves in a world of cruelty and collapsing social order--while their inner worlds teem with sexual fantasy, na???ve idealism, vengefulness, and visions of justice. Yet these so-called indecent dreams cannot compare with the obscenity of cruelty and domination legitimated by the Nazi imagination.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Book 0810107732 Other than a small stain on one pg, the book is nice, tight, and unmarked. The dust jacket is very slightly shelfworn.
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Good. Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
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Used Very Good in Very Good jacket. Dust Jacket is clean and intact, with minor edge and corner wear. Front and back covers have very slight edge and corner wear. Spine intact with no creasing or warping. Binding is tight and intact, pages clean and unmarked. Firefly Bookstore sells items online and in our store front. We try to add images and descriptions when we can, but if you need additional information or photos of the books we list, please contact us.
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Very Good+ Very Good Dust Jacket. Very good+ hardcover in very good dust jacket. In English. An excellent copy with only very light rubbing to jacket. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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VG+ Trade softcover in blue and orange wraps with Jiri Balcar illustration ("Madame X") to front, 8vo. 159pp. VG+. Mild edgewear around all edges with touches of surface loss at spine ends. Mild wear/curl at tips of corners front wraps. Central colors and titles sharp and bright, binding tight and square, pages bright and unmarked.
