Román Manfreda Macmillena

Three Magicians #1

by Jiří Karásek ze Lvovic

Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden Leaf Printing on round Spine (extra customization on request like complete leather, Golden Screen printing in Front, Color Leather, Colored book etc.) Reprinted in 2018 with the help of original edition published long back [1907]. This book is printed in black & white, sewing binding for longer life, printed on high quality Paper, re-sized as per Current standards, professionally processed without changing its contents. As these are old books, we processed each page manually and make them readable but in some cases some pages which are blur or missing or black spots. If it is multi volume set, then it is only single volume, if you wish to order a specific or all the volumes you may contact us. We expect that you will understand our compulsion in these books. We found this book important for the readers who want to know more about our old treasure so we brought it back to the shelves. Hope you will like it and give your comments and suggestions. - Czech, Pages 254. EXTRA 10 DAYS APART FROM THE NORMAL SHIPPING PERIOD WILL BE REQUIRED FOR LEATHER BOUND BOOKS. COMPLETE LEATHER WILL COST YOU EXTRA US$ 25 APART FROM THE LEATHER BOUND BOOKS. {FOLIO EDITION IS ALSO AVAILABLE.} Complete Román Manfreda Macmillena. 1907 Karásek ze Lvovic, Jiří, -.

Genres: Fantasy, Classics, Queer, Literary Fiction, Czech Literature, LGBT, Fiction

174 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1907

About the author

Jiří Karásek ze Lvovic was a Czech poet, writer and literary critic. He is a prominent representative of decadence in Czech literature. As a writer and reviewer he also used naturalistic and impressionistic styles.

Reviews

[Mario · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wonderfully and unexpectedly queer considering the times. Great introduction and insights by the translator.

[sitnorelle · Rating 2 out of 5]

Strašně blbě se to četlo. Upřímně, kdyby to nebylo teplý tak to ani nedočtu, skoro každou větu jsem musela číst několikrát. Určitě je to dobrá knížka, ale můj mozek na to asi teď neměl úplně kapacitu.

[Mattie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Basically a rip-off of The Picture of Dorian Gray. That being said, it is pretty good! I couldn't put the book down! It is very insightful to see how queer people were talked about and lived at the time. If you cannot stand long winded writing and descriptions, don't read this.

[Troy Zaher · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fantastic queer novel from turn of the century central Europe. I normally don’t rate ACP books, but this one was of particular interest to me, and I found it to be too fascinating not to

[grosbeak · Rating 5 out of 5]

A fantastic piece of queer gothic decadent literature. I really hope there are plans to translate the rest of Karásek’s trilogy.

[Rebecca · Rating 4 out of 5]

The never-ending infodump about Cagliostro was dragging a little, but otherwise I enjoyed this a lot. The gothic, mystic-dark atmosphere is very captivating and beautifully done. The queerness is surprisingly textual.

The appendix of the English translation is very much appreciated as well, making it clear how much of his own feelings the author has put into the novel.

[Jan · Rating 2 out of 5]

Zajímavé řekněme z literárně-historického hlediska i třeba atmosférou, ale jinak mne to zatím moc neoslovilo - všichni, kdo tam vystupují mi přijdou jako namyšlená ema. Chápu, že to k té správné dekadenci patří, ale jsem holt spíš na ty romantiky, i když třeba rozervané.

Čili - kniha zajímavá, ale vracet se k ní asi nebudu.

Ale možná to chce jenom čas, v dobé čtení téhle knihy jsem utrpěl srážku s blbcem, který projevoval podobné rysy chování jako Cagliostro a ten dekadentní nihilismus mi notně znechutil. Ono se to dobře čte, ale ve chvíli, kdy začne člověk nahlížet Cagliostra spíš jako hajzlíka než jako charismatickou figuru, to ten zážitek z knihy trochu rozbije.

[David · Rating 3 out of 5]

To je tak špatné až si to zamilujete.

[Kačka · Rating 2 out of 5]

Bez debat zajimava kniha, ale asi to nebude salek meho caje.