{"product_id":"bringing-up-girlshohemia-michal-viewegh-9781887378055","title":"Bringing Up Girls\/Hohemia","description":"\u003cp\u003eMICHAL VIEWEGH's short and witty novel \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBringing Up Girls in Bohemia\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is the story of Beata Kralova and her not-so-young tutor. Beata is a 20-year-old drop-out and daughter of Denis Kral (i.e., King), a Czech \"new millionaire\" of dubious connections. Beata embraces lover after lover as well as causes new to Eastern Europe: the environment, animal rights, feminism, consumerism, new-age religion. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis satirical look at Prague today by the best of the new Czech writers entertains with a parade of unnforgettable characters, the new mafiosi and their ex-secret police bodyguards, the expatriate Americans, and many an extraordinary Czech, from a cremation enthusiast to a hopelessly na ve sex-education teacher. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe novel is also a serious exploration of the role of the writer in post-communist Central Europe. The narrator, himself a writer and teacher who is in love with Beata, must portray her fate in terms that explain her nihilism without losing faith in his own positive craft of story- telling. His hard-won credo as artist is to be an entertainer in a world of newly felt cruelty and suffering. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michal Viewegh\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1887378057\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781887378055\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Readers International\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 222\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.44lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.58h x 5.12w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/1996 pg. 1703\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/1997 pg. 823","brand":"Michal Viewegh","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43984444915967,"sku":"9781887378055","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_304beb9b-d1ee-425b-815b-fc2d74e1bc94.jpg?v=1683272350","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/bringing-up-girlshohemia-michal-viewegh-9781887378055","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}