Closely Watched Trains
Bohumil Hrabal author Edith Pargeter translator
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
Published:17th Apr '25
Should be back in stock very soon
This paperback is available in another edition too:
- Paperback£7.99(9780241290224)

90 Classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books
Closely Watched Trains tells the story of Miloš Hrma, a young railroad apprentice coming of age in wartime Czechoslovakia. Miloš is overwhelmed with worries – about his virginity, his love for the conductor, and ongoing scandals in the stationmaster’s office – besides which the idea of fighting the Germans seems a simple affair. Poignant, humorous and the inspiration behind the 1966 Academy Award-winning film, this is a small masterpiece from one of the best Czech writers of the twentieth century.
ISBN: 9780241752142
Dimensions: 180mm x 110mm x 6mm
Weight: 73g
112 pages