Vyhoření

A pamphlet, a novel and an allegory at once, this book puts the fetish of the car on trial as a symbol of progress, independence, power and the privatisation of the world; all the cars in it are allegorical. Its narrator, a courier who delivers food around the city, pedals too much and thinks too much, and his account is scattered among the insults that road users hurl at each other every day. Standing on one side of the barricade in a civil war on the streets, the courier, messenger, Herald, speaks to his opponent, the motorist, as 'you'. His escalating journey through enemy territory and his relentless fight for justice, real or imagined, push him to the edge of ruthlessness and hatred.

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About the book

Form

Novel

Length

129 pages in the original

Genres

Satire, Politics (assigned by AI)

Set in

Czechia

First published

2023 by Host

Author's age

42 when first published

ISBN

9788027518128 (original)