I Served The King Of England

Featuring an introduction by Adam Thirlwell

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Beschreibung

<p><b>'Our very best writer today' Milan Kundera</b></p><p><b>Ditie is a pint-sized hotel waiter with big dreams. </b></p><p>Between pocketing stolen change from unsuspecting customers and reminiscing on nights spent at the local brothel, he fantasises about his immense - and imagined - riches.</p><p>Then, ludicrously, Ditie's dreams start to become reality.</p><p>Yet while his chaotic adventures lead him to ever more glamorous hotels, beyond the sparkling dining halls, the forces of twentieth-century European history march on.</p><p><b>A whirlwind of comic genius, a gut-punch of narrative power, this is the story of one small man's rise and fall - or fall and rise - against the shadowy backdrop of Europe's darkest days. </b></p><p><b>WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY ADAM THIRLWELL</b></p><p>'An extraordinary and subtly tragicomic novel' <br><i><b>New York Times </b></i></p><p>'Hrabal bounces and floats... with a gusting humour and a hushed tenderness of detail' <br><b>Julian Barnes </b></p><p>'A joyful, picaresque story, which begins with Baron Munchausen-like adventures and ends in tears and solitude.' <br><b>James Wood </b></p>

Artikeldetails

EAN

9781529976472

Sprache

Englisch

Einband / Art

Taschenbuch

Maße

192 x 132 x 25 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2026

Verlag / Hersteller

Random House UK Ltd