Dancing Lessons for the Advanced in Age

Dancing Lessons for the Advanced in Age (Czech: Taneční hodiny pro starší a pokročilé) is a 1964 novel by the Czech writer Bohumil Hrabal.

It tells the story of a man who recounts various events from his past, and in particular his love life.

The book was reviewed in Publishers Weekly in 1995, where the critic described it as a "humorous and breathless affair".

The review continued: "Hrabal, who has been cited as a major literary influence by Milan Kundera and Ivan Klima, among others, is generally considered the most revered living Czech author.

As this novel (originally published in Czech in 1964) plays around with Czech history, juxtaposing the public life of the country with the private life of the narrator, Hrabal displays abounding energy and a rambunctious wit.