| His Current Woman Contributor(s): Pilch, Jerzy (Author), Johnston, Bill (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0810119188 ISBN-13: 9780810119185 Publisher: Northwestern University Press OUR PRICE: $19.75 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 2002 Annotation: Pawel Kohoutek, veterinarian and womanizer, looks out the window one morning to see his mistress approaching his house. That's bad. She is hauling her suitcase (containing her books) and her backpack (containing everything else she owns). That's worse. So Kohoutek does the only thing he can: He hides his current woman in the attic of the family slaughterhouse. Farce ensues as Kohoutek attempts to hide the woman from his eccentric family, their lodgers, and various offbeat visitors. A best-seller in Jerzy Pilch's native Poland, "His Current Woman" is an enjoyable literary send-up of manners and what often passes for love. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2001006877 |
| Physical Information: 0.39" H x 5.58" W x 8.44" (0.40 lbs) 136 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Pawel Kohoutek, veterinarian and womanizer, looks out the window one morning to see his mistress approaching his house. That's bad. She is hauling her suitcase (containing her books) and her backpack (containing everything else she owns). That's worse. So Kohoutek does the only thing he can: He hides his current woman in the attic of the family slaughterhouse. Farce ensues as Kohoutek attempts to hide the woman from his eccentric family, their lodgers, and various offbeat visitors. A best-seller in Jerzy Pilch's native Poland, His Current Woman is an enjoyable literary send-up of what often passes for love. |