Description
In Communist Czechoslovakia, tank commander Danny Smirický is drafted into the Stalinist People’s Democratic Army, where discipline is arbitrary, ideology is absurd, and survival depends as much on wit and luck as on armor. As he navigates daily humiliations, chaotic orders, and a volatile chain of command, Danny’s search for dignity collides with bawdy camaraderie and the messy complications of romance. Josef Škvorecký delivers a raw, high-energy romp that skewers the machinery of power while capturing the strange, human resilience of men trapped inside it. With its sharp satire and irreverent storytelling, the novel explores themes of conformity versus freedom, the performance of authority, and how desire and humor can become forms of resistance.
Available Editions
paperback
Ecco Press
Published Jan 1, 1993
248 pages
ISBN: 0880013710
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Details
First Published
1993
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for The Republic of Whores by Josef Škvorecký.