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This bilingual edition of the famous poem by a world-renowned author, written around 1874 and first published two years later, is a tale of an adventurous journey undertaken by a somewhat disparate group of eight chapters. The group's goal is to catch a remarkable creature called Snárk, but the author does not specify who or what Snárk is, and it's not particularly important. Snárk can be understood as a concept representing an elusive, futile, and unfulfilled desire to achieve success or perfection. The author illustrates this idea through the efforts of a curious unit of hunters, represented by "beasts" such as a bell-founder, a baker, a beaver, a lawyer, or a banker. They all know that "Snárk is a peculiar creature; noble, dignified, / not like other game. / Let's try clever and foolish solutions: / every chance is equal today!" However, this group ultimately finds the Boťouch, a creature symbolizing disappointment and deception.

Lovení Snárka : agonie v osmi záchvatech = The Hunting of the Snark : an agony in eight fits

Lovení Snárka : agonie v osmi záchvatech = The Hunting of the Snark : an agony in eight fits

by Lewis Carroll

English version of twelve tales by a well-known exiled writer, accompanied by the author's own illustrations. Křesadlo's tales are written in free verse and bring stories in which the author uses characteristic features of his work. Here too, he applies, although on a small scale, a sense of fantastical events and grotesque or comic situations, which allow him to point out the pettiness and malice, arrogance and often even the foolishness of human behavior. For Křesadlo, the fable becomes an ideal tool to capture human negative qualities in a satirical tone or mock them with an ironic attitude.

Twelve fables

by Jan Křesadlo

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