Closely Watched Trains Author:Bohumil Hrabal Closely Watched Trains is a subtle and poetic portrait of Miloš Hrma, apprentice in a provincial railroad station in German-occupied Czechoslovakia in 1945. Miloš lives in a state of revery and fantasy, tormenting himself with the thought that he may be impotent. He finally affirms his manhood, and, with a sense of peace and purpose he has nev... more »er known before, heroically confronts the Nazis. With great style and humanity, Bohumil Hrabal makes real the dreams and imagination of this shy young man.« less