House of the Nine Devils
Selected Bohemian Tales
Published on 6. September 2022
Book
Hardback
198 pages
978-80-86264-60-8 (ISBN)
Description
Collected here and translated into English for the first time are some of most renowned Bohemian stories by Prague native Johannes Urzidil, an author who has long been unjustifiably neglected. His blend of fiction, memoir, and reportage offers a wholly original vision of time and place, all of it imbued with a deep sense of empathy and irony. As the youngest member of the Prague Circle that included Max Brod, Franz Kafka, and Franz Werfel, Urzidil represented the last link to that symbiotic milieu of Prague German-Jewish artists.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Prague
Czech Republic
Illustrations
1 black and white illustration
Dimensions
Height: 139 mm
Width: 193 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
338 gr
ISBN-13
978-80-86264-60-8 (9788086264608)
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Johannes Urzidil (1896-1970) was a German-Czech-Jewish writer, poet, historian, and journalist. Born in Prague, he was the youngest member of the Prague Circle and a friend of Max Brod, Franz Kafka, and Franz Werfel. With the occupation of his country by Nazi Germany, he and his wife fled to England, later moving to the United States. He started publishing fiction later in life, and is best known for the collection The Lost Beloved and the novel in stories Th Prague Triptych. Urzidil received a number of honors for his writing and has an asteroid named after him.