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Utz is a novel written by the British author Bruce Chatwin, first published in 1988. The novel follows the fortunes of Kaspar Utz who lives in Czechoslovakia during the Cold War. Utz is a collector of Meissen porcelain and finds a way to travel outside the Eastern Bloc to acquire new pieces.
1 de jan. de 2001 · Chatwin’s short novel, Utz, recounts the story of a ‘compulsive collector’ of porcelain figures, Kaspar Utz, against the backdrop – harrowingly ubiquitous and inescapable – of the totalitarian rule in Czechoslovakia during the 60s and 70s.
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1 de dez. de 1989 · Paperback – December 1, 1989. by Bruce Chatwin (Author) 3.9 232 ratings. See all formats and editions. An elegant novel set in Prague about the possibility of freedom in an unfree state, from the acclaimed author of The Songlines and In Patagonia. Utz collects Meissen porcelain with a passion.
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Utz (1988) was a novel about the obsession that leads people to collect. Set in Prague, the novel details the life and death of Kaspar Utz, a man obsessed with his collection of Meissen porcelain. Utz was well-received and was shortlisted for the Booker Prize.
Utz. Bruce Chatwin. Penguin, Dec 1, 1989 - Fiction - 160 pages. An elegant novel set in Prague about the possibility of freedom in an unfree state, from the acclaimed author of The Songlines and...
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- Bruce Chatwin
- Penguin, 1989
An elegant novel set in Prague about the possibility of freedom in an unfree state, from the acclaimed author of The Songlines and In Patagonia Utz collects Meissen porcelain with a passion.
30 de jan. de 1989 · It is the story of Kaspar Utz who through most of the violent world-changing events of Europe in the 20th century, builds an extraordinary collection of porcelain figurines, a collection he improves on even while living in Prague where personal property is prohibited.
- Bruce Chatwin
