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Title	:	Saturnin (Saturnin #1)
Author	:	Zdeněk Jirotka
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	Deluxe Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 263 pages
Published	:	May 1st 2006 by Karolinum (first published 1942)
Categories	:	European Literature. Czech Literature. Humor. Classics. Fiction. Academic. School

Saturnin (Saturnin #1) Hardcover | Pages: 263 pages

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Zdenek Jirotka's famous humorous novel was first published in 1942 and since then, there have been more than 15 Czech editions. Over sixty years later, English-speaking readers can become acquainted with Jirotka's novel, whose main hero is the legendary faithful servant Saturnin, fighting with aunt Katerina and her son Milouš. The book is accompanied by original colour illustrations by the Czech painter Adolf Born.

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ISBN:	8024606836 (ISBN13: 9788024606835)
Edition Language:	English
Series:	Saturnin #1
Characters:	Saturnin, Jiří Oulický, teta Kateřina

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I read most of this in Czech and I got the English translation for Christmas. I think the translator didn't make the book as good in English as it is in Czech, somehow. It was funny, though, and satisfied my desire for a comedy of errors kind of book.

The first thing I want to say is this is a really good novel and I do recommend it (and I enjoyed the film version of the book). I even went to the trouble of visiting the hotel in Prague where they threw the stale doughnuts and, guess what, they keep their old buns on a plate so that any customer who feels brave enough to re-enact the scene from the book can bomb them at the other customers. Can you think of a better homage to literature than that?On the other hand (the reason why I don't give

This book is a great compilation of old class Czech humor, allowing its readers to share the feeling of the greatest era ever. Saturnin is a great personality creating to its master various situations. If you like humor and wit I highly recommend this book for you to read.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book! Funny and silly and engaging ... and Czech.

from the Afterword:...in many cases Jirotkas Saturnin is the book recommended [to a traveler who asks for a book to read when returning home from Czech Republic]. This is not just because the visitor doesnt look up to the challenge of Hrabal or Kundera. It is because they are asking for something typically Czech.Imagine a young man without much to do, a lovely modern young woman, a rich uncle, a harridan aunt, a fatuous cousin, and entering the scene, a gentlemans gentleman who deftly and

When I was given this book the giver likened it to Jeeves and Wooster, and I think that's a fairly accurate comparison. It was very well translated- the text a pleasure to read- with a dry humour throughout.However, what this book lacked was a sense of suspense: of making the reader turn the pages ever faster in order to discover more, whether that be the plot or the writing. The chapters were quite self-contained, and I think the whole would make an excellent television series.I did enjoy the

Read French translation. Lovely Czech humour.