Ivan Klima
Czech author who remained in Czechoslovakia during the communist period and produced a substantial body of fiction exploring moral compromise, love, and the persistence of humanism under oppression.
Works
- Love and GarbageNovel about an affair between judge and divorced woman amid Prague's daily life
- Judge on TrialNovel examining moral dilemmas through trial of a judge's own existential crisis
- My Merry MorningsAutobiographical collection of stories about the author's childhood memories
- My First LovesStories recounting the author's youthful romantic encounters and emotional awakenings
- No Saints or AngelsNovel exploring political commitment and moral compromise during communist era