The Arsonist by Hostovsky, Egon
The Arsonist by Hostovsky, Egon

The Arsonist

Awarded the Czechoslovak State Prize for Literature in 1936, The Arsonist explores the world of youth against...
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SKU: 9788088628101
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Author: Egon Hostovsky
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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The Arsonist by Hostovsky, Egon

The Arsonist

$47.89
The Arsonist by Hostovsky, Egon

The Arsonist

$47.89
Author: Egon Hostovsky
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Description
Awarded the Czechoslovak State Prize for Literature in 1936, The Arsonist explores the world of youth against the backdrop of a small eastern Bohemian border town being menaced by an invisible firebug. Time and fire, their ability to reshape and destroy, are central. Encoded in echo, wind, and smoke -- in the gesture and in the whisper -- the true nature of events is too intangible and fleeting, too pregnant with the unknown, to provide any genuine certainty, and this is the real source of the townsfolk's terror. Their misguided attempts to identify the elusive arsonist ultimately reveal the emptiness and inflexibility of their own lives. One of the most distinctive voices in 20th-century Czech letters, Hostovsk?'s mix of mysticism, irony, and wit, all leavened by the influence of Expressionism on his early work, results in a richly textured narrative amid an atmosphere of growing peril that serves as a harbinger of the catastrophe to come. This is the first English translation.

Author: Egon Hostovsky
Publisher: Twisted Spoon Press
Published: 06/09/2025
Pages: 180
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.62lbs
Size: 7.70h x 5.30w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9788088628101
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