Waiting for the Dark, Waiting for the Light

Proof copy. 8vo. 230pp. Cream wraps, printed in black.

Translated from the Czech by Paul Wilson. Originally published in 1993 as Čekání na tmu, čekání na světlo by Český spisovatel, Prague. A New York Times Notable Book of the Year and a Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year.

"What happens to a rebel artist when there is nothing to rebel against?" A once promising documentary filmmaker is forced to survive by working as a cameraman for state-run television under Czechoslovakia's repressive regime. When the Soviet Union and its satellite states collapse, he finds himself unprepared for the new world of supposed freedom. Author's first book since the 'Velvet Revolution' of 1989. "A writer of enormous power and originality." –Patrick McGrath, The New York Times Book Review