Closely Watched Trains

Bohumil Hrabal author Edith Pargeter translator

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd

Published:17th Apr '25

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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