
Utz
by Bruce Chatwin
Title:
Utz
Author:
Bruce Chatwin
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
144 pages
Publisher:
TBS-Penguin Random House Wholesale
ISBN-13:
9780099770015
EAN:
9780099770015
Classifications:
Modern and Contemporary (Post c 1945)
Weight (g):
230
Dimensions (mm):
197 x 131 x 9
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
Description
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 PRIZE















