The Gentle Barbarian by Bohumil Hrabal

The Gentle Barbarian

Bohumil Hrabal with Paul Wilson (Translator)

128 pages first pub 1973 (editions)

fiction classics short stories reflective slow-paced
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The Gentle Barbarian is Bohumil Hrabal's homage to Vladim r Boudn k, one of the greatest Czech visual artists of the 1950s and 1960s, whose life came to a tragic end shortly after the Soviet invasion of 1968. Boudnik and Hrabal had a close and oft...

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Community Reviews Summary of 51 reviews

Moods

reflective 100%
adventurous 50%
emotional 50%
mysterious 50%

Pace

slow 50%
fast 50%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 100%

Strong character development?

No: 100%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 100%

Diverse cast of characters?

N/A: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

It's complicated: 100%

Average rating

3.97

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