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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.4 / 5.0

Great Stories From Any View:

In his "Acknowledgments" to this his first collection of short stories, Aaron Hamburger thanks Christopher Isherwood for his inspiration. Just as Isherwood brought to life the Berlin of the 1930's in BERLIN STORIES, so does this writer make Prague in the 1990's a very real place. His characters are Czechs, American tourists and expatriates, Jew and Gentile, gay and straight. They teach English, They take side trips to Israel, they study in a desire to convert to Judaism, they make a living drawing... more info

What a delightful collection!:

Hamburger has created something of beauty here. There are no tricks, just the straightforward (and rarely accomplished) building of characters--distinct, human, often strange, yet always believable, characters. Hamburger has a gentle, Chekhovian approach to storytelling, and his saddest moments are tinged with humor. Reading this collection was a pleasure.

A hugely promising debut:

These ten stories, about the lives that intersect in booming '90s Prague, are smart, poignant, and deliciously funny. Aaron Hamburger introduces us to a variety of characters - hopeful Rachel, lonely Donald, understanding Jirka -who are straight and gay, European and American, Jewish and Jew-curious. Each one is indelible. This collection is such a delight, and I find myself rereading the stories and always finding something new in them. I hugely recommend this book.

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