I Caught Sight of My Face
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U Lužického semináře 10, Malá Strana
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Kulturalis
UK
2024
Hardcover
72
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326809
978-1-83636-008-7
1-83636-008-8
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Petr Hruška is widely considered one of the most important Czech poets. Based on 'The First Voyage around the World', written exactly 500 years earlier by Antonio Pigafetta, Hruška's I Caught Sight of my Face turns the glorious saga of Magellan's voyage of discovery into an unsettling exploration of human behaviour, showing how man remains an anxious, insecure, sometimes cowardly, evil, xenophobic and violent being. It is an uncomplicated, yet at the same time, deeply profound book, brought to life through illustrations by Jakub Španhel (1976), an acclaimed contemporary Czech visual artist, who creates an interesting dialogue between the text and its visual accompaniment.
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