B Hrabal (27 results)

Condition: Fair. In a comic masterpiece following the misadventures of a simple but hugely ambitious waiter in pre-World War I Prague, who rises to wealth only to lose everything with the onset of Communism, Bohumil Hrabal takes us on a tremendously funny and satirical trip through 20th-century Czechoslovakia. First published in 1971 in a typewritten edition, then finally printed in book form in 1989, I Served the King of England is an extraordinary and subtly tragicomic novel (The New York Times), telling the tale of Ditie, a hugely ambitious but simple waiter in a deluxe Prague hotel in the years before World War I. Ditie is called upon to serve not the King of England, but Haile Selassie. It is one of the great moments in his life. Eventually, he falls in love with a Nazi woman athlete as the Germans are invading Czechoslovakia. After the war, through the sale of valuable stamps confiscated from the Jews, he reaches the heights of his ambition, building a hotel. He becomes a millionaire, but with the institution of communism, he loses everything and is sent to inspect mountain roads. Living in dreary circumstances, Ditie comes to terms with the inevitability of his death, and with his place in history.…

Condition: good. Befriedigend/Good: Durchschnittlich erhaltenes Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit Gebrauchsspuren, aber vollständigen Seiten. / Describes the average WORN book or dust jacket that has all the pages present.

Condition: Poor. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Book contains pencil markings. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,600grams, ISBN:0701134623.…

Paperback. Condition: New. 1.

Condition: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,250grams, ISBN.…

Condition: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,150grams, ISBN:0224612808.…

brossura. Condition: Good. 0. Copertina cartonata con alette informative. Tagli e pagine ingialliti. Collana Praghese diretta da Milan Kundera. 8876410021 Buono (Good) . Book.

Soft cover. Condition: New. Language:Chinese.Author:HE LA BA ER (Hrabal Bohumil).Binding:Soft cover.Publisher:China Youth Publishing House; 1 (January 1. 2004).

Paperback. Condition: New.

Condition: Very Good.

154 S. OLwd. m. SU. Sprache: Deutsch.

117 S. OKart. (Prazska imaginace sv. 227) cs.

492 S. OLwd. Sprache: Deutsch.

78 S. OLwd. cs.

152 S. OKart. cs.

79 S. OKart. (Prazska imaginace, sv. 101) cs.

96 S. OKart. cs.

237 S. OLwd. m. SU. Hint. Vorsatz m. Abriss. cs.

M. zahlr. Abb. 113 S. OPpbd. m. SU. cs.

Frankfurt a. M., Insel 1.-5. Tsd. 1969. OPbd. (Jenne 463A). 18,5 x 12,0 cm. Gutes Exemplar.

Jenne 463 A. Condition: Gut. ill. Opd.118 S. 18 x 13 cm 1 farb. Ill. Insel-Bücherei Nr. 937. / krankheitsbedingt erfolgt der Versand nur 1x pro Woche. Kein Versand in die USA und EU-Staaten Sprache: Deutsch.

Jenne 463 A. Condition: Gut. ill. Opd.118 S. 18 x 13 cm 1 farb. Ill. Insel-Bücherei Nr. 937. / Exlibris krankheitsbedingt erfolgt der Versand nur 1x pro Woche. Kein Versand in die USA und EU-Staaten Sprache: Deutsch.

Condition: Hervorragend. Zustand: Hervorragend | Sprache: Niederländisch | Produktart: Bücher | Keine Beschreibung verfügbar.

Paperback. Condition: New. 1.

95, (1) S. m. 6 farbigen Falttafeln. OKart. Erste illustrierte deutsche Ausgabe (die erste deutsche Ausgabe erschien 1965). Sprache: Deutsch.

Paperback. Condition: New. 1.

Paperback. Condition: New.