{"product_id":"utz-paperback","title":"Utz - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBruce Chatwin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn elegant novel set in Prague about the possibility of freedom in an unfree state, from the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eThe Songlines\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eIn Patagonia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUtz collects Meissen porcelain with a passion. His collection, which he has protected and enlarged through both World War II and Czechoslovakia's years of Stalinism, numbers more than 1,000 pieces, all crammed into his two-room Prague flat.\u003cp\u003eUtz is allowed to leave the country each year, and although he has considered defection, he always returns. He cannot take his precious collection with him, but he cannot leave it, either. And so Utz is as much owned by his porcelain as it is owned by him, as much of a prisoner of the collection as of the Communist state.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA fascinating, enigmatic man, Kaspar Utz is one of Bruce Chatwin's finest creations. And his story, as delicately cast as one of Utz's porcelain figures, is unforgettable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBruce Chatwin (1940-1989) was the author of \u003cb\u003eIn Patagonia\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eThe Viceroy of Ouidah\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eOn the Black Hill\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eThe Songlines\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eUtz\u003c\/b\u003e. His other books are \u003cb\u003eWhat Am I Doing Here\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eAnatomy of Restlessness\u003c\/b\u003e, posthumous anthologies of shorter works, and \u003cb\u003eFar Journeys\u003c\/b\u003e, a collection of his photographs that also includes selections from his travel notebooks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.43 x 7.98 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 01, 1989\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47227073822969,"sku":"9780140115765","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/REUrZVlkaFZiUE1hSU9xNTdGc2xvZz09.webp?v=1768274278","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/utz-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}