Wilson, Paul (ed): Prague: A Traveler's Literary Companion

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Travel to one of the most beautiful cities in the world in the company of its finest writers. Walk the mysterious nighttime streets of Prague with Franz Kafka and Jaroslav Hasek, eavesdrop on intimate conversations in restaurants and lively beer halls with Karel Capek and Bohumil Hrabal, listen to jazz in stylish nightclubs with Josef Skvorecky. "Contributors: "Michal AjvazKarel CapekIvan DivisJaroslav HasekDaniela HodrovaBohumil HrabalAlois JirasekFranz KafkaJiri Karasek ze LvovicEgon Erwin KischIvan KlimaJiri KovtunFrantisek LangerGustav MeyrinkJan NerudaKarel PeckaOta PavelJosef SkvoreckyJindriska SmetanovaJachym TopolJiri Weil "The perfect companion for the discriminating visitor to Prague."-Timothy Garton Ash "Find yourself enthralled with the collection of twenty-four stories editor Paul Wilson has artfully arranged to lead the reader-visitor through Prague on a tour that only literature could deliver with such vivid intimacy."-"Review of Contemporary Fiction" "A rewarding collection of short stories for the serious reader who does not want just to scratch the surface when traveling. . . . It adds a special dimension to a Prague trip."-"International Travel News" The city of Prague has inspired a lot of fine literature, and Paul Wilson has done the English-speaking world a vast favor by compiling this anthology of 23 Prague stories. There are classics by the likes of Franz Kafka, Jan Neruda, and Ivan Klima, and lesser-known works making their English-translation debuts. There are autobiographical pieces, fiction, legend, stories from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, tales from the Soviet regime, and contemporary pieces from the Czech Republic. Ivan Klima's e