Waiting for the Dark, Waiting for the Light

Klima, Ivan

ISBN 10: 0802115748 / ISBN 13: 9780802115744

Published by Grove Press, New York, New York, USA, 1995

About this Item

BH6 - A tight, clean, sound copy with very minor overall shelf wear with the endflaps glued to the front and back fixed endpapers plus there are the usual library stamps and a label on the top outside paper edges, the front free endpaper, and the title page. The dust jacket shows very minor overall shelf wear with a library label on the back plus the front and back endflaps are glued to the fixed endpapers plus it is still in the original library mylar sleeve. Translated from the Czech by Paul Wilson. A novel set in Prague just before, during, and after the Velvet Revolution in 1989. The main character is a middle-aged television camerman who works ueasily within the boundaries set by the communist regime and who dreams of one day making a film that is a searing portrait of his times. After the fall of communism he finds that he is unprepared for this new world and ends up pursuing lucrative small jobs such as TV spots, commercials, and a port film. By the author of "A Ship Names Hope," "My Merry Mornings," "My First Loves," "A Summer Affair," "Love and Garbage," "Judge on Trial," "My Golden Trades," and "The Spirit of Prague." 234p. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Seller Inventory # SCW10049

Bibliographic Details

Title: Waiting for the Dark, Waiting for the Light

Publisher: Grove Press, New York, New York, USA

Publication Date: 1995

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Good

Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

Edition: First American Edition.

Book Type: Ex-Library

About this title

Synopsis:

The Czechoslovakian author of Love and Garbage explores the aftermath of his country's "Velvet Revolution" of 1989 through the character of a middle-aged cameraman who feels disoriented by the country's new liberties.

About the Author:

Ivan Klíma was born in 1931 in Prague, where he lives today. He is the author of plays, stories and novels, all of which were first published outside his own country, where his work was banned until a few years ago. His novels include A Ship Named Hope, My Merry Mornings, My First Loves, Judge on Trial, and Love and Garbage.