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Three shorter prose pieces, 'Dumdum', 'Trips with Father' and 'Vikštejn', follow Gustav, a narrator close to the author: a north Bohemian labourer living with social exclusion and constant insecurity. One of his rare joys is the walk through a cold, sharp morning after the third night shift, with two and a half free days ahead that he will also spend walking; past forty, he is slowly coming to terms with no longer wanting anything. The narrower his world becomes, the wider his mind ranges in a harshly ironic analysis of his surroundings. Alcohol, family pathologies, the north of Bohemia, human relationships with their strength and sickness, and something called love are his subjects.

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About the book

Form

Short stories

Length

163 pages in the original

Genres

Autofiction (assigned by AI)

Set in

Czechia

First published

2020 by Listen

Author's age

47 when first published

ISBN

9788024269405 (original)