LOL.
I do have to add some more warnings to it though.
Seems I owe someone a coffee pot due to full percolator explosion.
Something I hadn't anticipated.
Nope, hadn't read books by those authors yet, at least not to my recollection.
Because of possible perculator explosion, I have to admit that I am reluctant to try it. LOL
The books are cool by a Czech author. The "Painted Bird"was about a young dark haired kid who travelled through Eastern Europe during the war. He came across some very curious adventures. The Painted Bird came from a farmer who painted a plain sparrow? bright colors. He then let the bird out on a leash and the other plain drab sparrows attacked the painted bird because of the bright colors. Interesting analysis if you consider that is what people tend to do: they often attack others who are different than the usual drab. The bright colors of the painted bird angered the usual drab gray colored birds, so they attacked it. Get the message there?
"Being There" was made into a movie. Very simply, a person can really get ahead in life just by being in the moment, being present.
I am sure there are other interpretations of the books, it is just one interpretation. But very interesting.