Ludvik Jan (69 results)

Condition: New. Vaculík, Jan (illustrator).

Paperback. Condition: New. Vaculík, Jan (illustrator).

Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. The Guinea Pigs. Vaculík, Jan (illustrator). Book.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition. Vaculík, Jan (illustrator).

Paperback. Condition: New. Vaculík, Jan (illustrator).

Condition: New. Vaculík, Jan (illustrator).

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

Condition: New. pp. 188 Illus. Vaculík, Jan (illustrator).

Condition: New. In English. Vaculík, Jan (illustrator).

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. reprint edition. 180 pages. 8.50x5.50x0.50 inches. In Stock. Vaculík, Jan (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First US Edition. Prague: Orbis, 1957. In English. Published 1957. Includes: The Silent Barricade; The Glow; Faithful Service; A Mother Speaks. Off-white cloth, 129 pages, attached off-white cord bookmark, illustrated dustjacket with portraits of the four authors on the inner flaps. Minimal shelfwear, good hinges, firm binding, very clean pages free from names or other markings. The mylar protected dustjacket has some light soil and edge rubbing, a few tiny chips, little paper loss. First US Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.…

Condition: New. pp. 188. Vaculík, Jan (illustrator).

Condition: New. Vaculík, Jan (illustrator).

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Very Good white pictorial paperback about 7x10 inches with some foxing to the covers. 122 pages, unmarked. Graham Swift, R. L. Shafner, Jan Kott, Konstanty Jelensky, Witold Gombrowicz, Wojciech Karpinski, Ludvik Vaculik, Yaakov Shabtai, Reuven Meiran, Yeshayahu Koren. ; UO15 D5D; 122 pages. …

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition. Vaculík, Jan (illustrator).

Condition: New. pp. 188. Vaculík, Jan (illustrator).

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Number 5, wrappered issue. Edited by Ted Hughes and Daniel Weisshort. Wrappers lightly tanned and a bit curled at the corners, very good or better.

Softcover. 139 Seiten Zustand: keine Beschädigungen. Rücken, Ecken, Kanten sind knickspurig mit kleinen Einrissen. Der Rücken ist verblichen. Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 100.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - 'One of the major works of literature produced in postwar Europe. this brilliant book must be read.'?New York Review of BooksA clerk at the State Bank begins to notice that something strange is going on? bank employees are stuffing their pockets with money every day, only to have it taken every evening by the security guards who search the employees and confiscate the cash. But, there's a discrepancy between what is being confiscated and what is being returned to the bank, and our hero is beginning to fear that a secret circulation is developing, one that could undermine the whole economy.Meanwhile, the clerk and his family begin to keep guinea pigs, and at night, when everyone is asleep, our hero begins to conduct experiments with the pets, teaching them tricks, testing their intelligence and endurance, and using some rather questionable methods to encourage the animals to befriend him.Ludvík Vaculík's The Guinea Pigs is one of the most important literary works of the twentieth century. Vaculík owes much to Kafka, his fellow countryman, but he had direct experience of the oppressive absurdity that lived in Kafka's imagination, which here is expressed with an ironic and knowingly innocent Czech smile.Ludvík Vaculík is the author of a number of number of novels and essay collections. One of the leading literary figures during the Prague Spring of 1968, his manifesto The Two Thousand Words led to his banishment from the Communist Party, the censorship of his writing, and decades of persecution.Káca Polácková has translated numerous prominent Czech writer in addition to Ludvík Vaculík, including Josef Skvorecky and Bohumil Hrabal. Vaculík, Jan (illustrator).…

Paperback. Condition: New. Vaculík, Jan (illustrator).

First Edition. Very good paperback copy. Cover slightly creased and dulled as with age; light foxing internally. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright and strong. Physical description; 128 pages : portraits, photographs ; 21 cm. Contents; The silent barricade / Jan Drda -- The glow / Ludvik Akenazy -- Faithful service / jan Weiss -- A mother speaks / J?rí Marek. Subjects; Short stories, Czech ; Translations into English. Short stories, English Translations from Czech. Czechoslovakia Social life and customs ; Fiction. Communism. Prague (Czech Republic). 1 Kg.…

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New. &Uumlber den AutorLudv&#237k Vacul&#237k is the author of a number of number of novels and essay collections. One of the leading literary figures during the Prague Spring of 1968, his manifesto The Two Thousand Words led to. Vaculík, Jan (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Near Fine. First edition. Edited by Ted Hughes and Daniel Weisshort. Spine ends slightly bumped, else fine in a faintly soiled very good dust jacket with a small tear on the rear panel, tanning to the spine and edges and light creasing at the spine ends.

Paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title. Vaculík, Jan (illustrator).

First Edition. Very good paperback copy. Cover slightly creased and dulled as with age; light foxing internally. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright and strong. Physical description; 128 pages : portraits, photographs ; 21 cm. Contents; The silent barricade / Jan Drda -- The glow / Ludvik Akenazy -- Faithful service / jan Weiss -- A mother speaks / J rí Marek. Subjects; Short stories, Czech ; Translations into English. Short stories, English Translations from Czech. Czechoslovakia Social life and customs ; Fiction. Communism. Prague (Czech Republic). 1 Kg.…

Condition: New.

Condition: New. pp. 184.

Paperback / softback. Condition: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days.

Condition: New. pp. 184 1st edition NO-PA16APR2015-KAP.