Times Magpie, Myla Goldberg
Times Magpie, Myla Goldberg
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Time's Magpie
A Walk in Prague

Author: Myla Goldberg

Narrator: Bernadette Dunne

Unabridged: 2 hr 51 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/30/2004

Categories: Nonfiction, Travel, Europe

Synopsis

From the critically acclaimed bestselling author of BEE SEASON comes a travelogue through the magical and historic city of Prague - a city of vast beauty and wonderfully intimate detail. In TIME'S MAGPIE, Myla Goldberg uses her eye for the wonder of tiny objects and everyday things to put us in touch with the essence of this haunting and fantastical place. Goldberg takes us through the city's historic streets, some eerily transformed by the devastating flood of 2002; to Lunapark, home to bumper cars, go-carts, and a discomfiting array of Technicolor confections; and through Strahov Monastery, where the cabinets of curiosity display everything from butterfly specimens to a supposedly real jabberwocky. We attend an anti-war protest in Old Town square and watch the skateboarders do tricks on a ramped marble pedestal that once held a statue of Lenin.

About The Author

Myla Goldberg is the author of several books, including The False Friend, Wickett’s Remedy, and the bestselling, critically acclaimed Bee Season, which was widely translated and adapted to film. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.Bernadette Dunne has been narrating for Books on Tape since 1997. She has been twice nominated for The Audie Award and has won six Golden Earphones awards. She studied at the Royal National Theatre in London and The Studio Theatre in Washington, DC. She has appeared at The Kennedy Center, The Washington Shakespeare Company, and Woolly Mammoth in Washington, DC. As a playwright, her work has been produced in New York, Seattle, and Washington, DC. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Ciara

i remember reading a review of this book way long ago when it irst came out that condemned it for not really capturing the true sense of prague. having never been to prague, i can't testify as to whether or not this is entirely true, but considering that it clocks in at 140 pages, & is comprised of......more

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