num_pages: 243
description: WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY ADAM THIRLWELL'Our very best writer today' Milan KunderaSparkling with comic genius and narrative exuberance, I Served the King of England is a story of how the unbelievable came true. Its remarkable hero, Ditie, is a hotel waiter who rises to become a millionaire and then loses it all again against the backdrop of events in Prague from the German invasion to the victory of Communism. Ditie's fantastic journey intertwines the political and the personal in a narrative that both enlightens and entertains.
language: English
title: I Served the King of England
titlecomplete: I Served the King of England (New Directions Classic)
genres: 20th Century, Literature, Classics, Literary Fiction, Novels, Czech Literature, War, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Humor
ratings_count: 8763
places: Italy, Czechoslovakia
awards: awardedAt: 1325404800000
name: награда "Пловдив"
category: Художествен превод
publisher: New Directions