Author: Bruce Chatwin
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101522836
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 106
Book Description
An elegant novel set in Prague about the possibility of freedom in an unfree state, from the acclaimed author of The Songlines and In Patagonia Utz collects Meissen porcelain with a passion. His collection, which he has protected and enlarged through both World War II and Czechoslovakia's years of Stalinism, numbers more than 1,000 pieces, all crammed into his two-room Prague flat. Utz is allowed to leave the country each year, and although he has considered defection, he always returns. He cannot take his precious collection with him, but he cannot leave it, either. And so Utz is as much owned by his porcelain as it is owned by him, as much of a prisoner of the collection as of the Communist state. A fascinating, enigmatic man, Kaspar Utz is one of Bruce Chatwin's finest creations. And his story, as delicately cast as one of Utz's porcelain figures, is unforgettable.
William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine
Author: College of William and Mary
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
Publishes refereed scholarship in history and related disciplines from initial Old World-New World contacts to the early nineteenth century and beyond. Its articles, notes and documents, and reviews range from British North America and the United States to Europe, West Africa, the Caribbean, and the Spanish American borderlands. Forums and topical issues address topics of active interest in the field.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 318
Book Description
Publishes refereed scholarship in history and related disciplines from initial Old World-New World contacts to the early nineteenth century and beyond. Its articles, notes and documents, and reviews range from British North America and the United States to Europe, West Africa, the Caribbean, and the Spanish American borderlands. Forums and topical issues address topics of active interest in the field.
Today's Video
Author: Peter Utz
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 654
Book Description
Shows the reader how to set up, operate, maintain and repair home and industrial video equipment. In addition, it also covers the skills necessary for writing, directing, taping and editing TV productions.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 654
Book Description
Shows the reader how to set up, operate, maintain and repair home and industrial video equipment. In addition, it also covers the skills necessary for writing, directing, taping and editing TV productions.