Travel to one of the most beautiful cities in the world in the company of its finest writers. Walk the mysterious nighttime streets of Prague with Franz Kafka and Jaroslav Hasek, eavesdrop on intimate conversations in restaurants and lively beer halls with Karel Capek and Bohumil Hrabal, listen to jazz in stylish nightclubs with Josef Skvorecky. "Contributors: " Michal Ajvaz Karel Capek Ivan Divis Jaroslav Hasek Daniela Hodrova Bohumil Hrabal Alois Jirasek Franz Kafka Jiri Karasek ze Lvovic Egon Erwin Kisch Ivan Klima Jiri Kovtun Frantisek Langer Gustav Meyrink Jan Neruda Karel Pecka Ota Pavel Josef Skvorecky Jindriska Smetanova Jachym Topol Jiri Weil "The perfect companion for the discriminating visitor to Prague."-Timothy Garton Ash\ "Find yourself enthralled with the collection of twenty-four stories editor Paul Wilson has artfully arranged to lead the reader-visitor through Prague on a tour that only literature could deliver with such vivid intimacy."-"Review of Contemporary Fiction" "A rewarding collection of short stories for the serious reader who does not want just to scratch the surface when traveling. . . . It adds a special dimension to a Prague trip."-"International Travel News" |