Item #851 Ostre sledovane vlaky. / Ostře sledované vlaky. [Closely Watched Trains.]. Bohumil Hrabal.
Ostre sledovane vlaky. / Ostře sledované vlaky. [Closely Watched Trains.]
Ostre sledovane vlaky. / Ostře sledované vlaky. [Closely Watched Trains.]
Ostre sledovane vlaky. / Ostře sledované vlaky. [Closely Watched Trains.]
Ostre sledovane vlaky. / Ostře sledované vlaky. [Closely Watched Trains.]
Closely Watched Trains - A Signed Copy

Ostre sledovane vlaky. / Ostře sledované vlaky. [Closely Watched Trains.]

Praha: Československý Spisovatel, 1970. Illustrated edition, with stills from the movie. Inscribed and dated by Hrabal (3. 12. 90.). In publisher’s cloth with photographic illustrations, with the original folding dust jacket also illustrated by an image of the movie. 99, (5) p., and a large folding photpraphic plate. The dust jacket worn and torn at spine. Overall in very good condition.

Signed copy of the illustrated edition of Hrabal’s best known novel.

The story is based upon Hrabal's experiences while he worked at a little train station Kostomolaty during the German occupation. It has been adapted to film by Jiří Menzel and won the Best Foreign Language Oscar in 1968.

This edition of the book was published to ride the coat-tails of the international success of the Menzel’s movie, thus illustrated with stills from the film.

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Price: €600.00

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