Za trest a za odměnu

Four lives, separated by nationality, class and age, make up this panorama of the northern Moravian borderland, the former Sudetenland, from the Second World War to the arrival of capitalism after 1989. Some of the characters see being sent there as a punishment, others as a reward. The war, the expulsion of the German population, the hard 1950s, the years of normalisation and the 1990s all cut into their lives, most often tragically. Czech-German relations intertwine with love, family and social ties, and the book shows people uprooted and hurt, who in turn hurt others.

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About the book

Form

Novel

Length

257 pages in the original

Genres

Historical, War, Family (assigned by AI)

Set in

Czechia, 1940s–1990s

First published

2004 by Torst

Author's age

42 when first published

ISBN

9788072152292 (original)