Closely Watched Trains
by Bohumil Hrabal
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Pages:
128
Published:
30 Sept 2025
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Books, Limited
Imprint
Penguin Classics
ISBN:
9780241752142
Closely Watched Trains tells the story of Milos Hrma, a young railroad apprentice coming of age in wartime Czechoslovakia. Milos is overwhelmed with worries - about his virginity, his love for the conductor, and ongoing scandals in the stationmaster's office - besides which the idea of fighting the Germans seems a simple affair. Poignant, humorous and the inspiration behind the 1966 Academy Award-winning film, this is a small masterpiece from one of the best Czech writers of the twentieth century.
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