{"product_id":"saturnin-9788024632889","title":"Saturnin","description":"\u003cp\u003eOn its initial publication in Czech in 1942, \u003ci\u003eSaturnin\u003c\/i\u003e was a best seller, its gentle satire offering an unexpected--if temporary--reprieve from the grim reality of the German occupation. In the years since, the novel has been hailed as a classic of Czech literature, and this translation makes it available to English-language readers for the first time--which is entirely appropriate, for author Zdeněk Jirotka clearly modeled his light comedy on the English masters Jerome K. Jerome and P. G. Wodehouse. The novel's main character, Saturnin, a \"gentleman's gentleman\" who obviously owes a debt to Wodehouse's beloved Jeeves, wages a constant battle to protect his master from romantic disaster and intrusive relatives, such as Aunt Catherine, the \"Prancing Dictionary of Slavic Proverbs.\" \u003ci\u003eSaturnin \u003c\/i\u003ewill warm the heart of any fan of literary comedy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eZdeněk Jirotka \u003c\/b\u003e(1911-2003) was a Czech author of radio plays, novels, and short stories.\u003cb\u003e Mark Corner \u003c\/b\u003eis a translator, author, and lecturer in religious and European studies who lives and works in Brussels.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Karolinum Press, Charles University","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50477170622738,"sku":"9788024632889","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3153f607-02b5-46c5-8f8a-3504558e807c.jpg?v=1730258968","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/saturnin-9788024632889","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}