A review by ffyddhewitt
The Little Town Where Time Stood Still by Bohumil Hrabal

4.0

So absolutely bizarre in classic Hrabal fashion. I enjoyed Cutting It Short (the first novella in this collection) a lot more than Little Town - Maryska was intriguing and I wanted her story developed further in Little Town. Instead we get Francin and Uncle Pepin’s escapades, which had a slapstick humour I really enjoyed in parts but ultimately felt a bit too convoluted even for me. I find the political subtext of Hrabal’s work absolutely fascinating, and Little Town really delves into that in its second half.