Judge On Trial

Author Ivan Klima
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An epic novel about those who stayed in Prague after 1968. When middle-aged judge Adam Kindl is asked not only to try a double murder case but is also expected to find the accused guilty, it is his own shattered faith in the political system that is put on trial.

“A great novel which transmits in detail the special qualities of life in a nightmare.” – Independent
Ivan Klíma is an award-winning novelist, playwright, and essayist whose work was long suppressed under communism. View titles by Ivan Klima

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An epic novel about those who stayed in Prague after 1968. When middle-aged judge Adam Kindl is asked not only to try a double murder case but is also expected to find the accused guilty, it is his own shattered faith in the political system that is put on trial.

“A great novel which transmits in detail the special qualities of life in a nightmare.” – Independent

Author

Ivan Klíma is an award-winning novelist, playwright, and essayist whose work was long suppressed under communism. View titles by Ivan Klima

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