{"product_id":"9781529986105","title":"Dancing Lessons for the Advanced in Age","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Hrabal, Bohumil \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 2 July 2026 by Vintage Publishing (Vintage Classics) in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Brief Encounters' series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 96 pages\u003cbr\u003e129 x 198 x 10 | 84g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis ebullient, gallivanting novella encapsulates the world vision of the Czech Republic's best-loved author in one tumbling, breathtaking sentence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn ageing man holds court, spinning a single, unbroken stream of stories about his life – loves won and lost, jobs taken and abandoned, moments of absurdity and chance. As he talks, the line between memory and invention begins to blur.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBRIEF ENCOUNTERS: classic novellas and captivating stories, to be read in a single sitting or savoured over days.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bookshop Mold","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55665576608120,"sku":"9781529986105","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0277\/7802\/3522\/files\/9781529986105.jpg?v=1789735386","url":"https:\/\/www.mold-bookshop.co.uk\/products\/9781529986105","provider":"The Bookshop. Mold.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}