Strážci občanského dobra

The narrator was a fervent member of the communist youth league, and for her the world before November 1989 was flawed but still the best one possible. What came after looks to her like one long mistake, and she feels called to impose her own idea of the public good on others, with violence if necessary. Following one woman in one town over roughly thirty years, the novel sets the old regime against the new and tells the story of the transformation from the losers' side. It is a dark grotesque about how the same freedom that opens doors for one person brings another fear, emptiness and chaos.

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About the book

Form

Novel

Length

207 pages in the original

Genres

Politics, Satire (assigned by AI)

Set in

Czechia, 1980s–2000s

First published

2010 by Torst

Author's age

31 when first published

ISBN

9788072153886 (original)