{"product_id":"of-kids-parents-emil-hakl-9788086264301","title":"Of Kids \u0026 Parents","description":"In Europe, taking a walk is a cultural phenomenon having an almost mystical import. It connects physical activity with meditation, silence within amid the tumult without. Taking its cue both from Joyce's Ulysses and Hrabal's stream of anecdote, Of Kids \u0026amp; Parents is about a father and son taking a walk through Prague, over the course of which, and in the pubs and bars they stop into, their personal lives are revealed as entwined with the past sixty years of upheaval in their corner of Europe. One's small history is inseparable from the large History that is played out on the world's stage: families are uprooted, relationships fail, and still life goes on as it always does. Hakl's genius is his ability to mesh the two into a seamless flow of dialogue. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs the father tells his son: \"Nothing's been new in this world for more than two billion years, it's all just variations on the same theme of carbon, hydrogen, helium, and nitrogen.\" The point being that even though Prague over the course of a century has experienced monarchy, democracy, fascism, communism, and democratic capitalism once again, as wars, putsches, and revolutions have come and gone, what really has changed? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe novel was awarded the Magnesia Litera Book of the Year in 2002 and is currently being made into a feature film due for release in 2008.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Emil Hakl\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 8086264300\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9788086264301\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Twisted Spoon Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/15\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 154\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.40w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2008 pg. 49","brand":"Emil Hakl","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46024793522431,"sku":"9788086264301","price":14.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f12316f2-b06b-4eea-8844-f5b28393afa0.jpg?v=1723129220","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/of-kids-parents-emil-hakl-9788086264301","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}