Kresadlo Jan (38 results)

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. Set in Stalinist-era Central Europe, GraveLarks is a triumphant intellectual thriller navigating the fragile ambiguity between sado-masochism, black humor, political satire, murder, and hope. Zderad, a noble misfit, investigates a powerful party figure i A noble misfit investigates a powerful party figure in 1950s Czechoslovakia. His struggle against blackmail and betrayal leaves him determined to succeed where others have failed. Set in Stalinist Central Europe, GraveLarks is an intellectual thriller navigating the ambiguity between sado-masochism, black humour, political satire, murder and hope. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Pinkava, Jan (illustrator).…

Hardback. Condition: New. Pinkava, Jan (illustrator).

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000. Pinkava, Jan (illustrator).

Condition: Very Good. hardcover 100% of proceeds go to charity! May have signs of use, wear and minor cosmetic defects. Pinkava, Jan (illustrator).

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000. Pinkava, Jan (illustrator).

Condition: New. pp. 240. Pinkava, Jan (illustrator).

hardcover. Condition: Very Good in Dustjacket. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Prague. 2016. March 2016. Jantar Publishing. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 9780993377303. Translated from the Czech by Va?clav Z J Pinkava. Illustrations by Jan J Pinkava. Introduction by Michael Tate. Foreword by Josef S?kvorecky? Afterword by Peter Pis?t?anek. 208 pages. hardcover. keywords: Europe Czech Literature Translated World Literature. DESCRIPTION - Set in Stalinist-era Central Europe, GraveLarks is a triumphant intellectual thriller navigating the fragile ambiguity between sado-masochism, black humor, political satire, murder, and hope. Zderad, a noble misfit, investigates a powerful party figure in 1950s Czechoslovakia. His struggle against blackmail, starvation, and betrayal leaves him determined to succeed where others have failed and died. This extended edition includes critical texts and analyses with illustrations by Jan Pinkava, Oscar-winning animator. GraveLarks is a fictionalized account of the life of French troubadour poet Villon set in 1950s Stalinist Czechoslovakia. The vagabond and 'bohemian' Villon is transposed into the vagabond intellectual and 'bohemian' Zderad. Singing, drinking, deviant sex, and blackmail ensue. The author and publisher Josef kvorecký described the text as 'the most original, shocking, truthful, and artistically very interesting works of contemporary Czech fiction.' Winner of the 1984 Egon Hostovský prize. inventory #42744. Pinkava, Jan (illustrator).…

Condition: new. Pinkava, Jan (illustrator).

Condition: New. Zderad, a noble misfit, investigates a powerful party figure in 1950's Czechoslovakia. His struggle against blackmail, starvation and betrayal leaves him determined to success where others have failed and died. Translated by Vaclav Pinkava. Num Pages: 206 pages, 6 PLATES. Dimension: 138 x 210 x 31. Weight in Grams: 420. . 2016. Revised edition. Hardcover. . . . . Pinkava, Jan (illustrator). …

Condition: New. Zderad, a noble misfit, investigates a powerful party figure in 1950's Czechoslovakia. His struggle against blackmail, starvation and betrayal leaves him determined to success where others have failed and died. Translated by Vaclav Pinkava. Num Pages: 206 pages, 6 PLATES. Dimension: 138 x 210 x 31. Weight in Grams: 420. . 2016. Revised edition. Hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Pinkava, Jan (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Condition: New. Condition Notes: New from the publisher. Pinkava, Jan (illustrator).

Condition: New. pp. 240. Pinkava, Jan (illustrator).

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Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Verschmutzung; Leichte Gebrauchsspuren; Leichte Verschmutzung / Farbtonveranderung. Autor ctenare privadi na planetu Geomimu, do zeme, v niz vladne jakesi totalitni zrizeni, a zaroven pribeh rozehrava ve dvou dalsich rovinach (jednu tvori obsah knihy ctene jednou z postav, druhou text knihy psane jinou postavou). Predem vsak upozornuje na to, ze i kdyz je rec o jine planete, ve skutecnosti jde o Zemi. Autorovo suverenni stridani ruznych stylu vypraveni a fabulacni rafinovanost z knihy cini pozoruhodne dilo.…

Condition: New. pp. 240. Pinkava, Jan (illustrator).

Hardback. Condition: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days. Pinkava, Jan (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Leichte Kratzer / Abnutzungen / Druckstellen; Leichte Verschmutzung / Farbtonveranderung. Autor ctenare privadi na planetu Geomimu, do zeme, v niz vladne jakesi totalitni zrizeni, a zaroven pribeh rozehrava ve dvou dalsich rovinach (jednu tvori obsah knihy ctene jednou z postav, druhou text knihy psane jinou postavou). Predem vsak upozornuje na to, ze i kdyz je rec o jine planete, ve skutecnosti jde o Zemi. Autorovo suverenni stridani ruznych stylu vypraveni a fabulacni rafinovanost z knihy cini pozoruhodne dilo.…

Saddle stitch. Condition: Fine. Leichte Kratzer / Abnutzungen / Druckstellen; Leichte Verschmutzung / Farbtonveränderung.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Leichte Kratzer / Abnutzungen / Druckstellen. Autor ctenare privadi na planetu Geomimu, do zeme, v niz vladne jakesi totalitni zrizeni, a zaroven pribeh rozehrava ve dvou dalsich rovinach (jednu tvori obsah knihy ctene jednou z postav, druhou text knihy psane jinou postavou). Predem vsak upozornuje na to, ze i kdyz je rec o jine planete, ve skutecnosti jde o Zemi. Autorovo suverenni stridani ruznych stylu vypraveni a fabulacni rafinovanost z knihy cini pozoruhodne dilo.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Leichte Verschmutzung / Farbtonveranderung; Wasserschaden. Roman o lekari ze zapadle visky v ceskem pohranici padesatych let je politickou satirou na tehdejsi mistni pomery. Vsedni zivot lekare, ktery je neoddelitelny od mistnich spolecenskych pomeru, kde vesnici a jeji okoli ovlada mistni komunisticky funkcionar, alkoholik s mocenskymi sklony a komplexem zneuznaneho umelce. Tento predseda zridi kravin z barokniho zamecku a do nej jeste posadi negramotneho bacu. Doktor se snazi zabranit zkaze umelecke pamatky.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Leichte Kratzer / Abnutzungen / Druckstellen; Leichte Verschmutzung / Farbtonveranderung. Roman o lekari ze zapadle visky v ceskem pohranici padesatych let je politickou satirou na tehdejsi mistni pomery. Vsedni zivot lekare, ktery je neoddelitelny od mistnich spolecenskych pomeru, kde vesnici a jeji okoli ovlada mistni komunisticky funkcionar, alkoholik s mocenskymi sklony a komplexem zneuznaneho umelce. Tento predseda zridi kravin z barokniho zamecku a do nej jeste posadi negramotneho bacu. Doktor se snazi zabranit zkaze umelecke pamatky.…

Hardcover. Condition: New. Condition Notes: New from the publisher. Pinkava, Jan (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Verschmutzung; Leichte Kratzer / Abnutzungen / Druckstellen. Variace na cizi themata. Roman Rusticalia, ktery vychazi z autorovy pozustalosti zcela poprve, se tvari jako parodie na stare ceske venkovske romany, ale jeste vice je dramatickym a zaroven ironicky satirickym vypravenim o podobach lidske erotiky, o rodove nenavisti, o zlocinu a trestu. Spisovatel Josef Skvorecky k uvedeni knihy Rusticalia napsal: ,Pro nase exilove nakladatelstvi Sixty-Eight Publishers, Corp. v Torontu byl Jan Kresadlo nejvetsi literarni objev cele nasi dvacetilete existence. Jako kazdy velky autor samozrejme leckde narazil. Tento patrne posledni polyhistor ceske literatury, prozaik, basnik, muzikant, zpevak a ucenec psal bezprecedentni prozu i poezii. Nevim, jak literarni kritika v CR - pokud se tam sveho remesla jeste zuby nehty drzi - prijme knihu Rusticalia. Ale Jan Kresadlo se do ceske literatury dostal, protoze tam patri.".…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Leichte Kratzer / Abnutzungen / Druckstellen; Leichte Gebrauchsspuren; Leichte Verschmutzung / Farbtonveranderung. Na jinou planetu je posazen jinak temer nefantasticky roman.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Leichte Gebrauchsspuren; Leichte Verschmutzung / Farbtonveränderung.

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. Set in Stalinist-era Central Europe, GraveLarks is a triumphant intellectual thriller navigating the fragile ambiguity between sado-masochism, black humor, political satire, murder, and hope. Zderad, a noble misfit, investigates a powerful party figure i A noble misfit investigates a powerful party figure in 1950s Czechoslovakia. His struggle against blackmail and betrayal leaves him determined to succeed where others have failed. Set in Stalinist Central Europe, GraveLarks is an intellectual thriller navigating the ambiguity between sado-masochism, black humour, political satire, murder and hope. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. Pinkava, Jan (illustrator).…

Softcover. Condition: Fine. Leichte Gebrauchsspuren. S notnou nadsazkou, sarkasmem i hravosti vypravi autor fantasticky pribeh z nedavne minulosti. Svuj fraskovity pribeh zasadil vyrazy cesky prozaik, tvorici v britskem exilu, do prostredi prazske Male Strany v dobe realneho socialismu. Kniha je osobitou poctou klasikum ceskeho humoru Jaroslavu Zakovi a Vlastimilu Radovi a jejich fantasknim, inteligentne hravym i kousave ironickym feeriim, ktere svou kulisu a inspiraci rovnez casto nachazely v atmosfere stare Prahy.…

Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - Set in 1950s Czechoslovakia, GraveLarks is a triumphant intellectual thriller navigating the fragile ambiguity between sado-machism, black humor, political satire, murder and hope. With black & white illustrations. Pinkava, Jan (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Leichte Kratzer / Abnutzungen / Druckstellen; Leichte Verschmutzung / Farbtonveranderung. Romanovy triptych. Jde zde vlastne o tri ruzne pribehy v jednom. Do ramcoveho pribehu jsou vsazeny dva dalsi deje pojate jako rukopisy fiktivnich knih. Jedna z nich je fantastickym podobenstvim o svete, v nemz zemrel buh a protagonista hleda v realite nejake zachytne body.…

Condition: New. A noble misfit investigates a powerful party figure in 1950s Czechoslovakia. His struggle against blackmail and betrayal leaves him determined to succeed where others have failed. Set in Stalinist Central Europe, GraveLarks is an intellectual thriller navig. Pinkava, Jan (illustrator).…