The Nude Kitchen Hand

About the Book

How does a young, educated European translator seeking warmer climes find himself as a stripper on the icy southern Australian island of Tasmania? Why would a sun-loving gym junkie leave a holiday paradise like LA’s Venice Beach to eke out a living by selling his body instead of using his wits? Why would a cultured gastronome with a love of culinary excellence end up in the kitchens of seedy dining establishments? Could it be love, adventure, or naiveté? Or could it be a powerful combination of all that?

About the Author

Miroslav Vesely was born in1965 in communist Czechoslovakia. In 1967, when he was two years old, his parents managed to escape to West Germany, where Miroslav grew up. After completing grammar school in 1986, Miroslav studied English and Spanish in the Bavarian city of Rosenheim until 1988. What followed was four turbulent years of globetrotting. Miroslav finally settled down in Australia, where he lives until this day.