I Served The King Of England - Bohumil Hrabal

Ditie is a pint-sized hotel waiter with big dreams.Between pocketing stolen change from unsuspecting customers and reminiscing on nights spent at the local brothel, he fantasises about his immense - and imagined - riches.Then, ludicrously, Ditie’s dreams start to become reality.Yet while his chaotic adventures lead him to ever more glamorous hotels, beyond the sparkling dining halls, the forces of twentieth-century European history march on.A whirlwind of comic genius, a gut-punch of narrative power,... Zobrazit více