
by IvanKlima (Author)
Adam, a judge in Communist Czechoslovakia, falls under government suspicion after travelling abroad and being seen with the wrong people. In order to prove his political credentials, he is asked to deliver a verdict of guilty on a suspected murderer.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 560
Edition: New edition
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 02 May 2002
ISBN 10: 0099429594
ISBN 13: 9780099429593
Book Overview: A great novel which transmits in detail the special qualities of life in a nightmare' Independent