Lorenz, zrady

Brave men live in an inhospitable forest, loyal to one another in battle and in the lulls between, carrying out their leader's orders without question. When their commander proves weak and indecisive, it is time to replace him, and not necessarily by clean means. So begins the story of a partisan who, urged on by his ambitious wife, completes the 'great task' and gains absolute power over a territory that is never named. After the victories and celebrations come the everyday rounds of a ruler and endless hardship, and political games cannot satisfy a fighter. Told in short sentences in the present tense, it is a dark comedy about the hunger for power.

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About the book

Form

Novel

Length

209 pages in the original

Genres

Politics, Satire (assigned by AI)

First published

2013 by Větrné mlýny

Author's age

51 when first published

ISBN

9788074430640 (original)