BOOKS by Klima,Ivan

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1	Love and garbage more books like this by Ivan Klima add to wishlist The narrator of Ivan Klima's novel has temporarily abandoned his work-in-progress - an essay on Kafka - and exchanged his writer's pen for the orange vest of a Prague road-sweeper. As he works, he meditates on Czechoslovakia, on Kafka, on life, on art and, obsessively, on his passionate and adulterous love affair with the sculptress Daria. ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	No Saints or Angels more books like this by Ivan Klima, Gerald Turner (Translator) add to wishlist A middle-aged dentist is the focus of this novel about an intricately troubled family in Prague. Kristyna is divorced from a man who has since become terminally ill, her aging mother is completely dependent on her, and her adolescent daughter is doing drugs. Then she begins getting resentful and menacing letters from someone whose existence she ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.98! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Waiting for the Dark, Waiting for the Light more books like this by Ivan Klima add to wishlist Set in Czechoslovakia before, during and after the "Velvet Revolution", this is the story of Pavel, a middle-aged television cameraman working uneasily within the boundaries set by the Communist regime. When it collapses, he finds himself unprepared for the new world of supposed freedom. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.88! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	The Spirit of Prague: And Other Essays more books like this by Ivan Klima, Paul Wilson (Translator) add to wishlist In this collection of political and personal essays, the novelist Ivan Klima charts five decades in the history of Czechoslovakia -- from the Nazi occupation to the Velvet Revolution. Klima invokes the spirit of the city that shaped him: ironical, cultured, accustomed to adversity but full of hope. Other essays deal with his childhood experiences ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.70! \| first editions
5	Lovers for a Day: New and Collected Stories on Love more books like this by Ivan Klima, Gerald Turner (Translator) add to wishlist All of these wry, skeptical, and profoundly perceptive stories are meditations on the theme of love, and many of them are set in Prague. A New York Times Notable Book for 1999. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	Between Security and Insecurity more books like this by Ivan Klima, Gerry Turner (Translator) add to wishlist The dimensions of space and time defy the human imagination: they inevitably undermine traditional beliefs, while giving rise to the sort of substitute faiths that caused catastrophic wars in the 20th century and are now behind attempts to create a new, artificial world of entertainment, games, and virtual reality. This is a discussion of the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions
7	The Ultimate Intimacy more books like this by Ivan Klima, A G Brain (Translator) add to wishlist A minister whose first wife died loves his second wife but is unable to communicate with her on an intimate level. When a beautiful parishioner who resembles the dead woman pursues him, he circumvents his tortured conscience and succumbs to her. A New York Times Notable Book of the Year. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.99! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Judge on Trial more books like this by Ivan Klima add to wishlist Adam, a judge in Communist Czechoslovakia, falls under government suspicion after travelling abroad and being seen with the wrong people. In order to prove his political credentials, he is asked to deliver a verdict of guilty on a suspected murderer. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $13.63! \| first editions \| SVS
9	My golden trades more books like this by Ivan Klima add to wishlist This collection of early stories by Ivan Klima is set in Czechoslovakia in the last days of the Communist regime, before the velvet revolution. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.77! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Czech Eden more books like this by Matthew Monteith (Photographer), Ivan Klima (Text by) add to wishlist When he first visited the Czech Republic in the 1990s, the rising photographer Matthew Monteith was taken by the details of ordinary life in this country in transition. Captivated by the ineffable--a mood, a sense of place--he made repeated visits, and from 2001-2003 traveled throughout the country with his camera, in hopes of creating a ... see all copies from $14.43! new only from $27.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11	My Golden Trades: Stories more books like this by Ivan Klima, Paul Wilson (Translator) add to wishlist This collection of early stories by Ivan Klima is set in Czechoslovakia in the last days of the Communist regime, before the velvet revolution. see all copies from $1.99! first editions
12	Description of a Struggle: The Vintage Book of Contemporary Eastern European Writing more books like this by Michael March, Ivan Klima (Introduction by) add to wishlist An electrifying collection of dispatches from 16 nations of Eastern Europe, as delivered by 43 of their finest and most arresting writers. With visions that are by turns beautiful, scathing, haunting, and gleefully surreal, they illuminate both the cruelties and absurdities that characterize daily life in their homelands and the world at large. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.17! \| first editions
13 view cover	Karel Capeklife and Work more books like this by Ivan Klima, Ivan Klmma, Norma Comrada (Translator) add to wishlist Ivan Klima provides the life of fellow Czech writer Karel Capek (1890-1938), the author of the famous R.U.R.: ROSSUMS UNIVERSAL ROBOTS, in which he coined the word "robot." He was also an outspoken critic of both Nazism and America. see all copies from $3.58! new only from $15.19! \| first editions \| SVS
14	My Merry Mornings: Stories from Prague more books like this by Ivan Klima add to wishlist These stories--one for each day of the week--from the mid-1980s were smuggled out of Czechoslovakia, where Ivan Klima's work has been banned since 1970. They include ''A Thief's Tale,'' ''A Christmas Conspiracy Tale,'' and ''A Foolish Tale.'' see all copies from $6.25! new only from $30.00! \| first editions
15 view cover	My Merry Mornings more books like this by Ivan Klima, George Theiner (Photographer) add to wishlist These stories--one for each day of the week--from the mid-1980s were smuggled out of Czechoslovakia, where Ivan Klima's work has been banned since 1970. They include ''A Thief's Tale,'' ''A Christmas Conspiracy Tale,'' and ''A Foolish Tale.'' see all copies from $5.00! new only from $80.00! \| first editions
16	Prague: A. Selland(cl) more books like this by Alfred Seiland (Photographer), Ivan Klima add to wishlist With impressive pictures of modern-day beauty, Alfred Seiland has succeeded in capturing the mood and the atmosphere of Prague with its splendid Late Gothic and baroque architecture. Once the destination of lovers of culture and architecture, the city and its century-old charm are faced with the threat of destruction now that the way to the West ... see all copies from $19.99! new only from $57.25! \| first editions
17	Judge on Trail more books like this by Ivan Klima add to wishlist Adam, a judge in Communist Czechoslovakia, falls under government suspicion after travelling abroad and being seen with the wrong people. In order to prove his political credentials, he is asked to deliver a verdict of guilty on a suspected murderer. see all copies from $1.99! first editions
18 view cover	Prague and the Czech Republic: True Stories more books like this by David Farley (Editor), Jessie Sholl (Editor), Ivan Klima (Foreword by) add to wishlist This new addition to the classic series, explores the unique culture of one of Europe's most popular destinations. To celebrate 250 years since the birth of Mozart, Prague will host a season of events to commemorate the life of the genius composer in 2006. "Travelers Tales Prague" features essays and travel narratives on the Czech capital that are ... see all copies from $9.06! new only from $18.33!
19	Amor Y Basura by Klima Ivan add to wishlist see all copies from $52.30! new only from $52.31!
20	Prag/Text in German by Ivan Klima add to wishlist see all copies from $59.95! new only from $59.97!
21	Ein Liebessommer by Ivan Klima add to wishlist see all copies from $13.71!
22	Der Gnadenrichter: Roman (in German) by Ivan Klima add to wishlist see all copies from $35.00!
23	Liebe Und Müll by Ivan; Baumrucker Klima, Alexandra add to wishlist see all copies from $16.02! new only from $20.26!
24	Liebesgespräche: Erzählungen by Ivan Klíma add to wishlist see all copies from $16.60! new only from $20.93!
25	Machtspiele: Roman by Ivan Klima add to wishlist see all copies from $37.17!

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