This novel about conflicts of conscience explores an unusual love triangle of a man, a woman, and the Czech countryside. Mikulas is an architect who has spent his career designing prefab high-rise apartment blocks in Prague, when his dream has been to design garden apartment complexes in the countryside that he loves. Finally winning the heart of an artist named Olga, a woman he first fell in love with 20 years earlier, Mikulas must now make a decision between her and his homeland. Filled with striking images, fresh ...
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This novel about conflicts of conscience explores an unusual love triangle of a man, a woman, and the Czech countryside. Mikulas is an architect who has spent his career designing prefab high-rise apartment blocks in Prague, when his dream has been to design garden apartment complexes in the countryside that he loves. Finally winning the heart of an artist named Olga, a woman he first fell in love with 20 years earlier, Mikulas must now make a decision between her and his homeland. Filled with striking images, fresh metaphors, and colorful language, this beautiful, reflective novel examines both the spiritual limitations imposed by communism and a life abandoned and started anew.
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Fine in Fine dust jacket. 0945774516. A novel. Translated from the Czech by Robert Wechsler. Foreword by Ivan Klima. First edition thus. Fine in a fine dust jacket.
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Good in good dust jacket. Ex-Library Hardcover with usual markings, stamps, and stickers. Dust Jacket has a clear, plastic covering over it. Inisde pages are in nice condition. -Disclaimer: May have a different cover image than stock photos shows, as well as being a different edition/printing, unless otherwise stated. Please contact us if you're looking for one of these specifically. Your order will ship with FREE Delivery Confirmation (Tracking). We are a family business, and your satisfaction is our goal!
