Author

Publication

1989 - Viking, New York, N.Y., U.S.A, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

38,500 words, Guess

Page Count

154 pages

Identifiers

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  • LibraryThing140259
  • Goodreads1354357

Classifications

  • DDC823/.914
  • LCCPR6053.H395 U8 1989

Description

Bruce Chatwin's bestselling novel traces the fortunes of Kaspar Utz, an enigmatic collector of Meissen porcelain living in Cold War Czechoslovakia. Although Utz is allowed to leave the country each year, and considers defecting each time, he always returns to his Czech home, a prisoner of the Communist state and of his precious collection.

Description

The owner of a rare collection of Meissen porcelain identifies with the colorful figure of Harlequin, "the Trickster."

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