num_pages: 240
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: Spanish; Castilian
title: Yo que serví al rey de Inglaterra
titlecomplete: Yo que serví al rey de Inglaterra
genres: Classics, Humor, Novels, War, Historical Fiction, Literature, 20th Century, Literary Fiction, Fiction, Czech Literature
ratings_count: 8766
places: Italy, Czechoslovakia
awards: awardedAt: 1325404800000
name: награда "Пловдив"
category: Художествен превод
publisher: Ada Korn Editora