Saturnin
Zdenek Jirotka author Mark Corner translator
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Karolinum,Nakladatelstvi Univerzity Karlovy,Czech Republic
Published:14th Oct '16
Should be back in stock very soon
On its initial publication in Czech in 1942, Saturnin was a best seller, its gentle satire offering an unexpected if temporary reprieve from the grim reality of the German occupation. In the years since, the novel has been hailed as a classic of Czech literature, and this translation makes it available to English-language readers for the first time which is entirely appropriate, for author Zdenek Jirotka clearly modeled his light comedy on the English masters Jerome K. Jerome and P. G. Wodehouse. The novel's main character, Saturnin, a "gentleman's gentleman" who obviously owes a debt to Wodehouse's beloved Jeeves, wages a constant battle to protect his master from romantic disaster and intrusive relatives, such as Aunt Catherine, the "Prancing Dictionary of Slavic Proverbs." Saturnin will warm the heart of any fan of literary comedy.
ISBN: 9788024632889
Dimensions: 20mm x 13mm x 2mm
Weight: 255g
263 pages
Classroom Edition