Description
In postwar Prague, Karel Leden toils in a state publishing house, learning how to survive—and what to sacrifice—under a watchful political regime. When the enigmatic Lenka Silver arrives, her beauty and secrets ignite a web of desire, ambition, and fear, drawing Karel into a mystery that quickly turns deadly. As passions flare and a murder shatters the fragile order around them, a widening circle of suspects points to a past that refuses to stay buried. Blending sharp social observation with suspenseful intrigue, this novel explores memory, complicity, and the cost of truth in a world where even stories are controlled.
Available Editions
paperback
Vintage Canada
Published Jul 31, 2012
313 pages
ISBN: 9780307364173
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Details
First Published
1969
Language
eng
Translation
From: ces
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Miss Silver's Past by Josef Skvorecky.