Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Translatorʼs Introduction ix
4. 1 BRISTOL GLOBE. WHY HE ADDRESSES BOTH. NIGHT FLIGHT. SOŇA IN THE MORNING. THE NOTEBOOK. THE TATTOOED BOY. CAMP ON FIRE. PISS OFF! ELEANOR AND HER BOYS. AND ONWARD 1
5. 2 TRAVELERS—NO HOLIDAYS! EXASPERATED OFFICER. MEMORY OF SLOVAKIA, MEMORY OF LOVE. ABOUT THE LEG. ABOUT ADDICTION. ON THE BRIDGE. UNDER THE BRIDGE: A SYMPHONY OF THE UNIVERSE 8
6. 3 CHARLEVILLE, LES POÈTES MAUDITS. SECURING PROVISIONS. PREPARING THE PERFORMANCE. BRIELLE AND ONWARD. TO MUNICH. ZOSHCHENKO’S END. TO THE LAND OF CHILL 18
7. 4 MOMENTS IN SPA CULTURE. COMMISSIONER HOT ON THE TRAIL. WHERE TO HIDE THE FUNDS. KELETI PU. IVAN AND VASKA. DRAMA AT THE POOL. SWIMMERS’ TRAGEDY. WHO’S PLAYING OTHELLO? WHERE’D IGGY FLY OUT OF? 29
8. 5 FATHER, GIVE ME MASK! THE AJVARS. VISION OF A SPIRITUAL STATE. ON LITERATURE. SURPRISE ATTACK. THE GREAT GÉRARD AND THE LITTLE MONK. CELEBRATION OF NOVOROSSIYA— UNSUCCESSFUL. A POLITICAL DISCUSSION. TURNOFF TO SLOVAKIA. THE CITADEL 44
9. 6 ARMED FORCES—WE ARE MANY! IN THE MONASTERY CATACOMBS. GLOWING MACHINES. DEAD VACATIONERS. ON MARRIAGE AND CHILDREN. WHO’S ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE HATCH. WE’LL SEE! AND START PRAYIN . . . 58
10. 7 THE CARPATHIANS. SNINA PASS. WHAT SERAFION HAS THAT PULSES AND BEATS. DIVINE DANCING. LUCKY US! MASTER OF THE PASS. SOŇA . . . ON THE D1 67
11. 8 ON THE D1. THE BRIDGE IN POŘÍČÍ. A MENTION OF THE PAINTING OF THE VIRGIN. INSECTS AND BROKEN GLASS. SPLENDID PLANS. SOŇA, IS THAT YOU? IT’S TAKEN CARE OF. MALES. IN THE SHOWER AND OUTSIDE THE SHOWER: MAMA 75
12. 9 LADY COP. CITIZENS’ ASSEMBLY. RICHIE THE SCOUT. BAŠTA, LORD OF THE JUNKYARD. A LITTLE DIFFERENT KIND OF HOSPICE. HUN RAIDS. RIVER CLEANSING. GETTING THROUGH TO THE HOSPITAL. BIG BOYS DON’T CRY 86
13. 10 GATHERING OF THE CLAN. A LAUGH WITH THE ENVELOPE. BREATHING UNDER A CLOTH, GROWING, GETTING HEAVY. THE MAN WITH THE PANS. INTO THE STORM. SOMETHING FROM THE SKY. THE GREAT PYŠELY FAIR. BISON APPEARS. AND THE GIRL 105
14. 11 REALLY, MA? MÁŤA. THE TANK. A RUSSIAN WHORE SPUN FROM THE SAME YARN. TIRADE AGAINST THE HEAD OF STATE. WHERE’S MONČA? CRAWLING AND SUCKING. MISIMPRESSION AT THE DOOR. SCARF WITH STRAWBERRIES, ETC 115
15. 12 WITH A CARRIAGE. YOU’LL BE FINE AT MONČA’S. IF ANYONE, EVEN SOMEONE MALEVOLENT . . . SHOOTING GALLERY PROMENADE. THE TERRIFYING FLYING LOG. HELPING HANDS. THE REDHEAD AGAIN. ESCAPE 124
16. 13 IN THE GARAGE. LOMOZ. MÁŤA’S TRAIN TRIP. MONČA. KÁJA: PRAGUE- EAST AND D1. THE PLANE. BEING A PIECE OF MEAT. POTASSIUM. ARRIVAL OF THE WHORES 130
17. 14 A COUPLE SLAPS IN THE DARK. WHICH WAY TO MĚSTEČKO? IT’S NOT SO MUCH THE FUCKING. BUT? HOWDY, BROŇA! BRONĚK’S ELDER. WHAT KINA JAIL YOU THINK I’D GET? CHLUM 145
18. 15 BLACK LUKÁŠ. LEAK- FREE MORGUE. HIGH UP AMID THE SHREDS OF PLASTER . . . A WARRIOR’S DEATH. I WANT YOU TO EXIST 154
19. 16 TO MĚSTEČKO. PIOUS FLOCK. ABOUT LUKÁŠ. A MENTION OF PROKOP. THE DEVIL’S FURROW. THE MYSTERY OF THE OLD LOG CABINS. IN THE BENDS . . . THE MILL, NEW SNACK BAR 161
20. 17 WITH THE WHEELBARROW. HE WHO WALKS WITH HORNS. RUTHLESS INVADERS. GARDEN COLONY. AND STRIDING NOISELESSLY AMID THE ROAR OF THE WATER . . . 169
21. 18 THE WATER GOBLIN GANG. CROSSBOW THREAT. LITTLE CALF. NEWSCAST. WHERE’S LOJDA? FLUSHED AND SMILING . . . 174
22. 19 REUNION WITH SCALES THE FISHERMAN. HER FADING FACE. AT HOME WITH SCALES. WASHED- UP STUFF. LOVE IN THE SHACK. THE COLONISTS’ REVENGE. INTO THE BOAT. AND IN THE FLOW 178
23. 20 BRIDAL SALON. THE GIRLS, THE OPERATION. MONČA’S TRICKS. MONČA’S A GOOD ONE. THE CESSPIT. RIDERS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS. A DISPUTATION ON PROGRESS. TRANSFORMED RIVERBANKS 199
24. 21 LONG SLOPE. OLD HROM, YOUNG HROM. THE ARRIVAL OF THE CARDINAL. VENDULKA. TIED UP. A CONTRACT. HOW HAPPINESS IS MADE. NEW CZECHS. A FATEFUL TOAST 207
25. 22 SHAKESPEARE AGAIN. ON LIFE WITHOUT HEAT. REPEAT ENCOUNTER. SHOT THROUGH A BAG. BISON’S SQUAD. PETTING AND A MOMENT OF BLISS. YOU CAN TELL ME 219
26. 23 YOU’LL BE BACK. DRYING OUT. THE SCRAPYARD BURIAL GROUND. ČUTANÁ, MOMS, NON-MOMS. HOW NAPALM CAME INTO THE PICTURE. CAMPSITE. MOCK ME ALL YOU WANT, ENJOY! LOMOZ’S HARD SLOG 226
27. 24 THE JUBILEE GIFT MEGAPROJECT. A SLICE OF LOCAL HISTORY. RESEARCH. RECONNAISSANCE WORK MIDSTREAM. WORK ON DRY LAND. THE RAISING. SOLDER’S PROMISE 235
28. 25 SANDBANK. THE APPARITION OF THE RIDERS. BATTLE IN THE WATER. DOUBTS ABOUT THE DEVIL. WHAT THE LITTLE GUY NEEDS . . . AND WHICH WAY THEY’RE FLOATING. ROARING WATER. THE COAL BARGE 241
29. 26 WAITING FOR SOLDER. A SLICE OF MILITARY HISTORY. MACINKA’S HORROR. KILLER FROM THE WATER. SOLDER’S BULL’S- EYE. NAPALM: BACK THEN ON THE BRIDGE. MIRAN’S DECISION. MIRAN’S THE OLDEST! 247
30. 27 NAPALM’S TALK WITH THE FISHERMAN. ON THEOLOGY. DORA? WHERE TO TAKE THE VIRGIN. WHAT NAPALM DREAMS OF 253
31. 28 HYGIENE ONBOARD SHIP. CAPTAIN LOJDA. GORGEOUS FUR. THE STORY OF THE OLD LOG CABINS. BOOZE COLONY. MÁŤA AND WHAT HE LEFT BEHIND. MÁŤA AND THE MAN WITH THE PANS 257
32. 29 MIROŠOVICE. TŘEŠEŇ AND HIS MOMMY. WHAT POSSESSED MÁŤA. GATHERING ON THE BANK OF THE SÁZAVA. A MEETING WITH THE PRESIDENT. KORY’S OPINION. KORY IS AMAZED 267
33. 30 VENDA’S PROPOSAL. UNDER THE BRIDGE AND BEYOND. RŮŽENKA AND THE MOON, ITS FACE. AND EVEN FURTHER BEYOND 283
34. 31 THEY MEET SKEETER. UNFORTUNATE IN THE CAVE. AUNT MY GOODNESS. LOJDA’S PLACE. STADIUM, MORE LIKE A SOCCER FIELD. PRODIGIOUS LOVE. WHAT LOJDA PUT DOWN ON PAPER. WHAT MÁŤA LEFT BEHIND. WILL YOU HELP ME? 286
35. 32 WHO AND WHAT THEY FISHED OUT. ATTACK. MOUNTAIN’S END. RICHIE’S HIDDEN TREASURE. DISCOVERY IN THE CAPTAIN’S CABIN. ON THE RAFT 302
36. 33 MONČA . . . GUARDIAN OF THE SALON. STOOKING A PERSON. THE ARRIVAL OF THE PIOUS FLOCK. LUKÁŠ AND LOMOZ. THAT INSTINCT AGAIN. HELLHOUSE. SO WHAT? IN THE BUSHES 311
37. 34 SITTING AROUND THE FISHERMAN. A BANQUET. ON THE VIRGIN. THE TATTOOED BOY AGAIN— A LESSON IN HUMANISM. AND THE CAVALCADE SALLIES FORTH. PRAŽMA. I RESPECT OLD FOLKS, BUT . . . BITTEN BREAST 323
38. 35 VENCA BAJER. DEFECTIVE POOCH. MORE CINEMATOGRAPHY. LOMOZ’S BET. CROSSBOW VERSUS PINECONE. REQUEST FOR WALNUT SCHNAPPS. INTO THE CAVE 332
39. 36 NAPALM TORN FROM A DREAM. ARRIVAL OF THE CAVALCADE. THE IDOL’S IMPERFECTION. LOST BROTHER. HANDCUFFS. ROAD CLOSURE. THE LOVERS—INQUISITIVE SVĚTLANA. TINY KING. APPARITION THROUGH THE SHRUBS 339
40. 37 IN THE GUARDHOUSE, DREAD AND BLEAKNESS. WE HAVE LIBERATED YOU . . . BRAHT! BEATING, POUNDING. A LITTLE MASONRY 351
41. 38 TRACKS AND VIEWING SLIT. A SIREN FALLS SILENT. LAST WARRIOR. THROUGH THE GULLY AND THE WOODS. BY THE WATER WITH MONČA. AND ONTO SHORE 355