by Bohumil Hrabal · Galaxia Gutenberg, S.L. · tapa dura · ISBN 9788481099942
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In 'Too Loud a Solitude,' Bohumil Hrabal introduces us to Hanta, a man who for 35 years has worked destroying books and reproductions of paintings in a paper shredder. For Hanta, these books are much more than simple paper; they represent the knowledge accumulated by humanity over the centuries, knowledge that he has acquired through his work. As he wanders through Prague, Hanta reflects on his life and the teachings of great masters such as Lao Tzu, Nietzsche, Hegel, and Kant. Written during a period when Hrabal's work was banned by the communist regime, this novel is a fable about artistic and literary creation, love, solitude, creation, destruction, and the cruelty of time. Hanta, a man marginalized by society, contemplates his life with lucidity and embodies those who defy their time. The author even claimed that he had only lived to write this book, making it one of his essential texts.
Bohumil Hrabal was a Czech writer, often named among the best Czech writers of the 20th century.
