Saturnin is a classic Czech comedy from the 1940s that is delightfully easy to read has something to say and is genuinely funny at parts. It was great to re-read it, I'd still recommend it today if you want to try something different and relaxing.
Check out our discussion about it on e. 61 of the Mind Duck Books podcast: https://bit.ly/3vJn0Me
1. I don‘t read very many books in translation. The tagged is the last one I can remember for certain. I highly enjoyed it!
2. I used to read novels in Spanish, but over the last 15 years, I‘ve lost much of it. My French was never as good, and unlike wine, it hasn‘t improved with age either. Le sigh.
#two4tuesday Thanks for the tag @CarolynM ! I‘m curious what your answers would be @MaureenMc 😊
pickHaving met him for myself, I found Saturnin wasn't a doppelgänger for Jeeves. Saturnin certainly didn't have the "perfect servant" veneer, but like Jeeves, he could somehow always right the world. Saturnin's methods were just slightly more devious, and often seemed to make the situation actually *worse* before we discover how well things turn out. I leave my host happy and much better off than when I met him. In fact, he was on his way to a date⬇️
Well, I'm no longer lost! It turns out I was just reading the map upside down! 😆
Reading the map right side up, I found my way to my host's home, but upon arrival, I was informed that Saturnin had procured a houseboat as a new residence, so I would instead find the gentleman and his butler on the Vltava river.
On my way there, I stopped in the National Technical Museum (between the electrical and vehicular issues we face in this tale ... ⬇️
I've been in the Czech Republic for a week, but I find I am completely lost in Prague! I was due at my host's home yesterday to meet his new valet, Saturnin, but I don't know where I am, and I don't know when I will figure out where I am! 😭😭
(Which is to say my book was due yesterday, and I've only just been able to start it, so my misadventure may get costly)
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I made it just in time to the airport, and I caught my flight to the picturesque Czech Republic. Whew!
My visit to the country, and to the gentleman's home where Saturnin serves as butler/valet, has promised to emulate PG Wodehouse and Jerome K Jerome. Needless to say, I am very excited! And a little nervous. 😂
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