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Utz by Bruce Chatwin · Booklabria

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Utz

Collectors and collectingPrague

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First published: 1988
Editions: 24 in 5 languages

Synopsis

Bruce Chatwin's bestselling novel traces the fortunes of Kaspar Utz, an enigmatic collector of Meissen porcelain living in Cold War Czechoslovakia. Although Utz is allowed to leave the country each year, and considers defecting each time, he always returns to his Czech home, a prisoner of the Communist state and of his precious collection.

Subjects: Collectors and collecting
Prague
Set in: Czechoslovakia

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24 in 5 languages

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English14 Spanish4 German3 French2 All 5 languages

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