Bruce Chatwin Utz (Paperback) (UK IMPORT)

Description: Further DetailsTitle: UtzCondition: NewEAN: 9780099770015ISBN: 9780099770015Publisher: Vintage ClassicsFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 12/03/1998Item Height: 198mmItem Length: 129mmItem Width: 8mmItem Weight: 106gAuthor: Bruce ChatwinLanguage: EnglishISBN-10: 0099770016Description: As Seen on BBC Between the CoversThis is Chatwin's unforgettable novel of a man in war-torn Communist Prague, driven to protect his collection of porcelain figurines at any cost.Bruce Chatwin's bestselling novel traces the fortunes of the enigmatic and unconventional hero, Kaspar Utz. Despite the restrictions of Cold War Czechoslovakia, Utz asserts his individuality through his devotion to his precious collection of Meissen porcelain. Although Utz is permitted to leave the country each year, and considers defecting each time, he is not allowed to take his porcelain with him and so he always returns to his Czech home, a prisoner both of the Communist state and of his collection.'Chatwin at his most erudite and evocative' New York Times'His final tour de force... a pristine miniature' IndependentSHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZECountry/Region of Manufacture: GBGenre: FictionSubtitle: As Seen on BBC Between the CoversRelease Year: 1998 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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