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As Seen on BBC Between the Covers

This is Chatwin's unforgettable novel of a man in war-torn Communist Prague, driven to protect his collection of porcelain figurines at any cost.

Bruce Chatwin's bestselling novel traces the fortunes of the enigmatic and unconventional hero, Kaspar Utz. Despite the restrictions of Cold War Czechoslovakia, Utz asserts his individuality through his devotion to his precious collection of Meissen porcelain. Although Utz is permitted to leave the country each year, and considers defecting each time, he is not allowed to take his porcelain with him and so he always returns to his Czech home, a prisoner both of the Communist state and of his collection.

'Chatwin at his most erudite and evocative' New York Times

'His final tour de force... a pristine miniature' Independent

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Utz: As Seen on BBC Between the Covers

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    Publisher: Vintage Publishing
    Publication Date: 03/12/1998
    ISBN13: 9780099770015, 978-0099770015
    ISBN10: 0099770016

    Number of Pages: 144

    Fiction , Classics

    Description

    As Seen on BBC Between the Covers

    This is Chatwin's unforgettable novel of a man in war-torn Communist Prague, driven to protect his collection of porcelain figurines at any cost.

    Bruce Chatwin's bestselling novel traces the fortunes of the enigmatic and unconventional hero, Kaspar Utz. Despite the restrictions of Cold War Czechoslovakia, Utz asserts his individuality through his devotion to his precious collection of Meissen porcelain. Although Utz is permitted to leave the country each year, and considers defecting each time, he is not allowed to take his porcelain with him and so he always returns to his Czech home, a prisoner both of the Communist state and of his collection.

    'Chatwin at his most erudite and evocative' New York Times

    'His final tour de force... a pristine miniature' Independent

    SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE

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