Closely Watched Trains
Author: Hrabal, Bohumil
ISBN: 9780241752142
Publisher: Penguin UK
Year first published: 15 Jul 2025
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback / softback
90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books
Closely Watched Trains tells the story of Milos Hrma, a young railroad apprentice coming of age in wartime Czechoslovakia. Milos is overwhelmed with worries - about his virginity, his love for the conductor, and ongoing scandals in the stationmaster's office - besides which the idea of fighting the Germans seems a simple affair. Poignant, humorous and the inspiration behind the 1966 Academy Award-winning film, this is a small masterpiece from one of the best Czech writers of the twentieth century.
ISBN: 9780241752142
Publisher: Penguin UK
Year first published: 15 Jul 2025
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback / softback
90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books
Closely Watched Trains tells the story of Milos Hrma, a young railroad apprentice coming of age in wartime Czechoslovakia. Milos is overwhelmed with worries - about his virginity, his love for the conductor, and ongoing scandals in the stationmaster's office - besides which the idea of fighting the Germans seems a simple affair. Poignant, humorous and the inspiration behind the 1966 Academy Award-winning film, this is a small masterpiece from one of the best Czech writers of the twentieth century.
