Synopsis
This novel about conflicts of conscience explores an unusual love triangle of a man, a woman, and the Czech countryside. Mikulaš 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, Mikulaš 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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About the Author
Alexandr Kliment’s work was banned in Czechoslovakia for 20 years. This is his first book to appear in English. Robert Wechsler is the author of Performing Without a Stage: The Art of Literary Translation. He lives in North Haven, Connecticut.
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hardcover. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. North Haven. 2001. Catbird Press. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Slightly Worn Dustjacket. 0945774516. Translated from the Czech by Robert Wechsler. Foreword by Ivan Klima. 239 pages. hardcover. keywords: Europe Czech Literature Translated World Literature. DESCRIPTION - Alexandr Kliment's LIVING PARALLEL is a novel about a man caught in an unusual love triangle. Mikulas loves Olga, an artist he fell in love with twenty years ago, when she was married, and who, now a widow, is in love with him as well. And he loves the Czech countryside, where in his heart he has sought refuge from the tedium of his worklife and from the shame of his accommodation to the communist system. Olga is moving to Paris, and Mikulas must choose between his two loves. Until now, Mikulas, an architect permitted to design only high-rise developments, has been able to lead a parallel life, turning his anger into indifference and seeking satisfaction in nature, aesthetic experiences, unrequited love, and ideals about architecture. He has lived in what he considers an oasis of the soul. But to get to this oasis, he has capitulated so often and so deeply, it is nearly impossible for him to make such an important decision. LIVING PARALLEL is a contemplative novel about conflicts of conscience, in the spiritual more than the political sense, a melancholic reflection on how to live so that one's life has meaning. And most of all, Living Parallel is a work of beauty. It is filled with striking images, fresh metaphors, and colorful language. It is meant to read aloud. This novel's artistry makes it worth reading long after the political situation has improved. inventory #31930 Very Good in Slightly Worn Dustjacket. Seller Inventory # z31930