Closely Watched Trains (Penguin Archive)
Bohumil Hrabal
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90 Classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books
Closely Watched Trains tells the story of MiloÅ” Hrma, a young railroad apprentice coming of age in wartime Czechoslovakia. MiloÅ” is overwhelmed with worries ā about his virginity, his love for the conductor, and ongoing scandals in the stationmasterās office ā besides which the idea of fighting the Germans seems a simple affair. Poignant, humorous and the inspiration behind the 1966 Academy Award-winning film, this is a small masterpiece from one of the best Czech writers of the twentieth century.
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Bohumil Hrabal
Ā
90 Classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books
Closely Watched Trains tells the story of MiloÅ” Hrma, a young railroad apprentice coming of age in wartime Czechoslovakia. MiloÅ” is overwhelmed with worries ā about his virginity, his love for the conductor, and ongoing scandals in the stationmasterās office ā besides which the idea of fighting the Germans seems a simple affair. Poignant, humorous and the inspiration behind the 1966 Academy Award-winning film, this is a small masterpiece from one of the best Czech writers of the twentieth century.
