num_pages: 277
description: An intergalactic odyssey of love ambition and self-discoveryOrphaned as a boy raised in the Czech countryside by his doting grandparents Jakub Prochzka has risen from small-time scientist to become the country's first astronaut. When a dangerous solo mission to Venus offers him both the chance at heroism he's dreamt of and a way to atone for his father's sins as a Communist informer he ventures boldly into the vast unknown. But in so doing he leaves behind his devoted wife Lenka whose love he realizes too late he has sacrificed on the altar of his ambitions.Alone in Deep Space Jakub discovers a possibly imaginary giant alien spider who becomes his unlikely companion. Over philosophical conversations about the nature of love life and death and the deliciousness of bacon the pair form an intense and emotional bond. Will it be enough to see Jakub through a clash with secret Russian rivals and return him safely to Earth for a second chance with Lenka?Rich with warmth and suspense and surprise Spaceman of Bohemia is an exuberant delight from start to finish. Very seldom has a novel this profound taken readers on a journey of such boundless entertainment and sheer fun.
language: English
title: Spaceman of Bohemia
publisher: Little, Brown and Company