Spaceman of Bohemia: SHORTLISTED FOR THE ARTHUR C. CLARKE AWARD FOR SCIENCE FICTION

Author: Jaroslav Kalfar
Publisher: Sceptre
Category: Fiction, Collections
Book Format: Paperback

How unlikely! Yet here we are...' Set in the near-distant future, SPACEMAN OF BOHEMIA follows a Czech astronaut as he launches into space to investigate a mysterious dust cloud covering Venus, a suicide mission sponsored by a proud nation. Suddenly a world celebrity, Jakub's marriage starts to fail as the weeks go by, and his sanity comes into question. After his mission is derailed he must make a violent decision that will force him to come to terms with his family's dark political past.An extraordinary vision of the endless human capacity to persist-and risk everything-in the name of love and home, by a startlingly talented young debut novelist.

About Jaroslav Kalfar
Jaroslav Kalfar was born and raised in Prague, Czech Republic, and immigrated to the United States at the age of fifteen, speaking little to no English at that time but learning it by watching Cartoon Network. He graduated from University of Central Florida, where he received Frances R. Lefkowitz Scholarship, the Outstanding Fiction Writer award, and the Founder's Scholar Award for being the top graduate in the College of Arts and Humanities. He earned his M.F.A. at NYU, where he was a Goldwater Fellow and was one of the three nominees for the new NYU E.L. Doctorow Fellowship Award upon graduating. He is twenty-seven years old.

(BK-9781473639973)

SKU BK-9781473639973
Barcode # 9781473639973
Brand Sceptre
Artist / Author Jaroslav Kalfar
Shipping Weight 0.3000kg
Shipping Width 0.150m
Shipping Height 0.022m
Shipping Length 0.222m
Assembled Length 22.200m
Assembled Height 2.200m
Assembled Width 15.000m
Type Paperback

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