The Baker Jan Marhoul

Name: The Baker Jan Marhoul
Author: Vladislav Vancura

by Vladislav Vancura

Novel about Prague baker's rise and fall during early twentieth century

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Vladislav Vancura

Czech novelist and filmmaker who was one of the most important avant-garde writers of interwar Czechoslovakia. His baroque, richly stylized prose influenced generations of subsequent Czech writers.

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