"A frenetically imaginative first effort, booming with vitality and originality . . . Kalfar's voice is distinct enough to leave tread marks."-Jennifer Senior, New York TimesNew York

Spaceman of Bohemia

"A frenetically imaginative first effort, booming with vitality and originality . . . Kalfar's voice is distinct enough to leave tread marks."-Jennifer Senior, New York Times

New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice
Best New Fiction -- Wall Street Journal
New Books We Recommend -- New York Times

An intergalactic odyssey of love, ambition, and self-discovery

Orphaned as a boy, raised in the Czech countryside by his doting grandparents, Jakub ProchÃ¡zka 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.
Country USA
Brand LITTLE, BROWN
Manufacturer Little, Brown and Company
Binding Hardcover
ReleaseDate 2017-03-07
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780316273435

Country	USA
Brand	LITTLE, BROWN
Manufacturer	Little, Brown and Company
Binding	Hardcover
ReleaseDate	2017-03-07
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780316273435

Spaceman of Bohemia

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