Bohumil Hrabal & Miroslav Peterka - Toto mesto je ve
Toto mesto je ve spolecné péci obyvatel - Prague - Ceskoslovenský spisovatel - pp. - Cloth with dust jacket - Dim. cm.Good copy. Dust jacket as always somewhat discoloured and with a few small tears (see pictures, photographed against a black background for clarity). The book is listed in Badger and Parr volume 1, pp. . They describe the book as follows:“Peterka details a familiar iconography of photographic melancholia - abstracted signs, mysterious doorways, peeling and crumbling walls, miserable-looking people on the streets, a broken mask lying by a lamp-post. With these apparent cliches, he creates an atmosphere of gloom and uncertainty, mirroring the alienated lives of modern man. Generally, Peterka's subtle, poetic cry of despair confirms the prevailing mood in a number of books in postwar Europe, where the blighted psychological mood remained long after the conflict had ended.” Read More