Kalfař, Jaroslav: SPACEMAN OF BOHEMIA

A proud nation witnesses Jakub Procházka´s ascent as he launches skyward from a state-owned potato field to become the first ever Spaceman of Bohemia.

He thinks he has escaped terrestrial problems - from his father´s legacy as a brutal communist informer to his wife, Lenka, whom he loves yet no longer understands - but he is wrong. Alone above the earth, his only solace comes in the form of a (possibly hallucinatory) arachnid with a penchant for existential philosophy and Nutella.

Museums across the world will carry Jakub´s likeness; schoolchildren will repeat his name for centuries to come. He came to space to tread the heavens, to grasp infinity.

But first, he needs to find a way home.

AUTHOR:  Jaroslav Kalfař

COVER: hardback

PAGES: 320

LANGUAGE: english