Spaceman of Bohemia by Jaroslav Kalfar
Fiction

This weirdly warm and wacky space adventure takes the reader deep into the psyche of an intergalactic adventurer. Traveling through deep space can be incredibly lonely, but so can life on earth if, like astrophysicist Jakub Procházka, you are burdened by guilt. Feeling the weight of his Communist sympathizer father's sins, Jakub risks his life and his marriage to become the first astronaut for his country, embarking on a mission to Venus and leaving his wife Lenka behind. Lonely and heartbroken by his failed love, Jakub meets (or imagines) a garrulous, Nutella-addicted space spider while en route to deadly cloud of space dust. Existential conversation ensues. As Jakub and his arachnid companion approach the lethal dust cloud, their mutual survival may be impossible. This surprisingly jubilant and touching novel is for adventurous readers.

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