tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5215186302666486435.post5388919972656376443..comments2022-06-29T17:09:06.891-07:00Comments on Try This Book On For Size: Too Loud a Solitude and the Master Wordsmith Bohumil HrabalAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07335731008345972245noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5215186302666486435.post-16981228999256673882012-07-05T12:37:08.099-07:002012-07-05T12:37:08.099-07:00This is a gorgeous book. In way its ridiculous how...This is a gorgeous book. In way its ridiculous how much time Hanta spends 'binding' the bales with old masters, considering he is going to compress them, but I guess its his way of paying homage to the literary greatsIvona Poyntzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03554809193017410632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5215186302666486435.post-85585108647469663662012-06-20T21:54:01.059-07:002012-06-20T21:54:01.059-07:00It is one of my favourite books as well. I did no...It is one of my favourite books as well. I did not go to Hrabal's grave, but did make a pilgrimage to U zlatého tygra, the Prague pub that was Hrabal's hangout. In 1994, President Bill Clinton made a special trip to that pub just to meet Hrabal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com