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- Paperback Feb 13, 2018 | 9781473639997 | RRP $24.99 Buy Now
- Trade Paperback Mar 14, 2017 | 9781473639973 | RRP $34.99 Buy Now
- e-Book Mar 9, 2017 | 9781473639980 | RRP $12.99 Buy Now
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- Paperback Feb 13, 2018 | 9781473639997 | RRP $24.99 Buy Now
- Trade Paperback Mar 14, 2017 | 9781473639973 | RRP $34.99 Buy Now
- e-Book Mar 9, 2017 | 9781473639980 | RRP $12.99 Buy Now
- Audiobook Mar 9, 2017 | 9781473658981 | RRP $35.99 Buy Now
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Sceptre
- Paperback Feb 13, 2018 | 9781473639997 | RRP $24.99 Buy Now
- Trade Paperback Mar 14, 2017 | 9781473639973 | RRP $34.99 Buy Now
- e-Book Mar 9, 2017 | 9781473639980 | RRP $12.99 Buy Now
- Audiobook Mar 9, 2017 | 9781473658981 | RRP $35.99 Buy Now
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A dazzling, ambitious, original, funny literary debut spanning duplicitous love, family secrets, political intrigue, a historical riddle and a cloud of spacedust over Venus - EVERYTHING IS ILLUMINATED meets LIFE OF PI.
'An incredible experience... I can honestly say I loved every page. Every sentence. Spaceman of Bohemia is unforgettable: a work of breathtaking scope and heart, and a reflection of humanity that's raw and strange and profound and true.' Lisa McInerney, Baileys-Prize-winning author of The Glorious Heresies
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.
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Praise for Spaceman of Bohemia: NOW A MAJOR NETFLIX FILM
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A superb debut - Literary Review
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Dizzyingly inventive, alternately lyrical, earthy, silly and sad. - TLS
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Reading Spaceman of Bohemia reminded me of the thrill of unearthing Everything is Illuminated from the mound of entries to the Guardian First Book Prize
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- Guardian
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A frenetically imaginative first effort, booming with vitality and originality . . . Kalfar's voice is distinct enough to leave tread marks . . . He has such a lively mind and so many ideas to explore . . . Kalfar has an exhilarating flair for imagery . . . He writes boisterously and mordantly - New York Times
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[An] excellent debut . . . This book could mark the launch of an astronomical career - The Times
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A joyfully intellectual book; the whole narrative could be read as a dream, as a clever paradigm in ways that resonate with David Mitchell. - Irish Times
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This wonderful debut is a fine addition to the tradition of eastern European emigre writers [Vladimir Nabokov and, more recently, Gary Shteyngart and Aleksandar Hemon] producing dazzling fiction in English, their second language. - Metro
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A hauntingly beautiful story of solitude, hope, family, and love that transcends, uplifts, carries the reader away. - Dinaw Mengestu, author of ALL OUR NAMES
Jaroslav Kalfar
Jaroslav Kalfar was born in the Czech Republic and immigrated to the United States at the age of fifteen. He earned his MFA at NYU, where he was a Goldwater Fellow and a finalist for the E. L. Doctorow Fellowship. In 2018, he was selected for the National Endowment for the Arts Writing Fellowship. Spaceman of Bohemia, his critically acclaimed debut novel, was a finalist for the Arthur C. Clarke Award and has been translated into fifteen languages. Spaceman, an adaptation of the novel, is forthcoming soon as a major motion picture. Kalfar lives in Brooklyn.
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