Harlequin's Millions

Author:Bohumil HrabalTitle: Harlequin's Millions (translated by Knecht 2014)Genre: Fiction, Literature, TranslatedPublisher:Archipelago BooksIdentifier:9781935744443, 9780981955735, asin:B00B6U8FYGGrade:retailLength:193 pagesPaperback, 313 pagesPublished: 1981 Edition: Archipelago Books (2014)Translated from the Czech by: Stacey Knecht (2014)Harlequin's Millions A Fairy Tale is peopled with eccentric, unforgettable inhabitants of a home for the elderly who reminisce about their lives and their changing country. Written with a keen eye for the absurd and sprinkled with dialogue that captures the poignancy of the everyday, this novel allows us into the mind of an elderly woman coming to terms with the passing of time.In this moving, absorbing novel, we meet the eccentric residents of a home for the elderly who reminisce about their lives and their changing country. Written with a keen eye for the absurd and peppered with dialogue that captures the poignancy of the everyday, Harlequin's Millions is a sensual delight."Czechoslovakia's greatest living writer." —Milan Kundera Jul 2023 - epub verified by zardox.