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Wicker Chairs, first published in 1963,听is a book in which the idea of mutual understanding between nations prevails. It is a complex and sophisticated statement reflecting the world of modern civilization, expressing the author's critical attitude to social and interpersonal relationships in a totalitarian regime and to the world where man becomes a mere slave serving in the bureaucratic machinery.听

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The narrator, Bartolomej Slzi膷ka, a young man from听Czechoslovakia,听goes to听Paris for his studies. He听falls in love with Daniela, with whom he shares tender听romantic moments, like sitting in wicker chairs of Parisian caf茅s. The simple听premise听allows the author to discuss听the world affairs of the time (late 1930's) and,听more urgently,听the fate of Czechoslovakia after 1938.

Tatarka麓s authentic acount of a simple young man captivated by the big world shows an unrivaled literary gift to capture reality in its immediate, miraculous state. Wicker Chairs are a charming call for understanding, for contact, for the ability to understand the alien, different world.听Tatarka understands love as a human desire to live for others.