A Gothic Soul

by Jiří Karásek ze Lvovic

A Gothic Soul is the most acclaimed work of Czech Decadent prose. Expressing concerns that are unique to the Czech movement while alluding creatively and ironically to Joris-Karl Huysman's Against Nature, the novella is set in Prague, which is portrayed as a dead city, a city peopled by shades, who, like the protagonist - a nihilist and the "last scion of a noble line" - are only a dim reflection of the city's medieval splendor. The man lives in a...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 8086264467
• ISBN13: 9788086264462
• Release Date: May 2016
• Publisher: Twisted Spoon Press
• Length: 141 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 7.5"