Magdalena Wagnerová

Karel or the Tale of Our Umbrella

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Karel aneb Pohádka o našem deštníku
Dybbuk, 2006

Just like every real knight-errant, Karel the umbrella becomes fidgety and decides to stop being its family’s slave for bad weather. And because, since times immemorial, various misgivings are solved by the means of a journey, the defiant brolly undertakes a partisan expedition, in the course of which it has to face the snares of evil-doers, as well as a conspiracy of linguistic nonsense. The author’s long-term interest in the secret life of everyday objects guarantees an exceptional drama full of treacherous plots, comical scares and the return of the lost son, who does not necessarily feel like a drenched cat.

Karel aneb Pohádka o našem deštníku
Dybbuk, 2006