{"product_id":"povidky-short-stories-by-czech-women-paperback","title":"Povídky: Short Stories by Czech Women - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNancy Hawker\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA lyrical, mysterious tour through Prague mixes history and legend with everyday reality, a child's reflections on the Christian concept of sinfulness lead him to resolve to sin \"just a little bit,\" drunken men banter over interminable card games, and a woman's salvation comes in the unexpected form of pickled buttocks. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBringing together authors of different generations, styles, and backgrounds--including, for the first time in English, two stories by Czech Roma--this collection expresses women's multiple perspectives on social and intimate issues with by turns caustic and sensitive insight into human nature.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eNancy Hawker is reading Languages and Cultures at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London. Raised in France and the Czech Republic, in the course of her studies she has absorbed English, French, Czech, Hebrew and Arabic literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 248\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.76 x 7.92 x 5.28 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67960960975069,"sku":"9781846590078","price":17.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/et6THk7W2f9781846590078.webp?v=1790833913","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/povidky-short-stories-by-czech-women-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}