Utz

Utz

by Bruce Chatwin
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Publisher:
Arrow
Genre:Collectors and collecting
Language: en
Published:1998
ISBN13:9780099770015
ISBN10:0099770016

About the Book

SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE. Bruce Chatwin's bestselling novel traces the fortunes of the enigmatic and unconventional hero, Kaspar Utz. Despite the restrictions of Cold War Czechoslovakia, Utz asserts his individuality through his devotion to his precious collection of Meissen porcelain. Although Utz is permitted to leave the country each year, and considers defecting each time, he is not allowed to take his porcelain with him and so he always returns to his Czech home, a prisoner both of the Communist state and of his collection.