Harlequin's Millions: A Novel
"A surreal and loquacious tale. . . . Billed as "a fairy tale," the novel, at times, fancifully confounds expectations. . . and Hrabal's long, lyrical sentences (each chapter consists of a single paragraph) are not only eloquently constructed, but also as spirited as the scenes they illustrate."--Publishers Weekly(starred review)"[A] uniquely compelling blend of parable, fantasy, social realism and testament to the power of storytelling. . . . the voice of the narrator is spellbinding, even as the reader becomes less sure of her credibility. . . . An enchanting novel, full of life, about the end of life."--Kirkus Reviews(Starred Review)"Hrabal’s images and language, his anecdotes and precise observations create an exceptionally sensuous reverie about the passage of time. . . Hrabal elicits from his adult reader not just sweet Proustian melancholy but also a better, deeper appreciation of the bright but evanescent sunshine outside."--Washington Post"Czechoslovakia's greatest living writer."--Milan Kundera"Hrabal, to my mind, is one of the greatest living European prose writers."--Philip Roth, 1990"There are pages of queer magic unlike anything else currently being done with words."--The Guardian"Hrabal is a most sophisticated novelist, with a gusting humour and hushed tenderness of detail."--Julian Barnes"What Hrabal has created is an informal history of the indomitable Czech spirit. And perhaps ... the human spirit."--The Times"“Bohumil Hrabal, for all reductive purposes, is the Czech Proust: meaning, he’s of the same stirring brilliance, but also meaning that Proust is the French Hrabal. . . Few possess a voice as bold as any one of the many Hrabal has served up. . . What is not okay is to let him slip away from a mainstream eye, and stay reserved for readers looking to 'challenge' themselves." --Tweed's Magazine of Literature and Art