| author | Aaron Hamburger |
| publisher | Random House Trade Paperbacks |
| published | 1969 |
| isbn | 0812970934 |
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With a sharp eye for outlandish details, absurd turns of phrase, and quiet but monumental moments of realization, Aaron Hamburger lures you into the most intimate worlds of young Czech schoolboys and jaded ex-pats alike. This is a marvelous and honest collection of stories about people searching for identity in a country searching for the same. |
| Submitted Jul 22nd 09 by Writersrecommendations, 0 comments |
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We're definitely not in Paris anymore. The View from Stalin's Head is a triumphant collection of storing chronicling the loves, the losses, and the dreams of denizens of Prague. With charm and wit and force of life, Aaron Hamburger takes us deep inside the city walls. Poignant and laugh-out-loud funny, these stories are as good as they come. |
| Submitted Jul 22nd 09 by Writersrecommendations, 0 comments |
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The View from Stalin's Head is just a wonderful collection. One of the loveliest surprises is that things actually happen—there are plots in here! Funny, satisfying and genuinly engrossing, Aaron Hamburger knows how to tell a great story. This book will be good to you. |
| Submitted Jul 21st 09 by Writersrecommendations, 0 comments |