The Bad Bohemian by Sir Cecil Parrott

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The Bad Bohemian by Sir Cecil Parrott

Jaroslav Hasek was the author of The Good Soldier Svejk, a twentieth-century masterpiece, and one of the funniest novels ever written. This is his biography.
Sir Cecil Parrott (1909-1984), diplomat, translator, writer and scholar, is best known for his definitive translation of Jaroslav Hasek's The Good Soldier Svejk. He also wrote two autobiographical volumes, The Tightrope and The Serpent and the Nightingale as well as his biography of Jaroslav Hasek, The Bad Bohemian (reissued in Faber Finds as is his translation of some of Hasek's short stories, The Red Commissar)). His diplomatic career culminated with his posting to Prague where he was the British Ambassador from 1960 to 1966. On retiring from the Foreign Office, he became first Professor of Russian and Soviet Studies and later Professor of Central and South-Eastern European Studies and Director of the Comenius Centre at the University of Lancaster.
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ISBN 13 9780571260324
ISBN 10 0571260322
Title The Bad Bohemian
Author Sir Cecil Parrott
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Faber and Faber
Year published 2010-03-18
Number of pages 304
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