Summer of Caprice (Modern Czech Classics) - Softcover

Vancura, Vladislav

Softcover

ISBN 10: 8024632896 ISBN 13: 9788024632896

Publisher: University of Chicago Press, 2016

Synopsis

Summer of Caprice, a captivating comic novel first published in 1926, is a classic of Czech literature, yet it is little known elsewhere. Commonly considered untranslatable due to the complexities of the text, which is characterized by a playful narrative and an exceptional mastery of language, and its profound cultural context, it is rendered here in English that beautifully captures Vladislav Vancura's experimental style or, as the author himself called it, his "poetism in prose." Mixing the archaic with the innovative, raw colloquialisms with biblical quotations, Summer of Caprice opens an uproarious window onto the Czech spirit, humor, and way of life.

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Review

"Just as scattered rays converge in a single golden strand in the lens of a magnifying glass, Vancura's creative endeavors converge in a single, undivided stream."--Milan Kundera, praise for Vancura's writing

About the Author

Vladislav Vancura (1891 1942) was one of the most important Czech writers of the twentieth century. He was also active as a film director, playwright, and screenwriter. Mark Corner is a translator, author, and lecturer in religious and European studies who lives and works in Brussels.

About this edition

• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 8024632896
• ISBN 13: 9788024632896
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 204