Innocence in Chaos

An extraordinary little girl carries the daunting burden of understanding the world. Her father, a maverick left-wing intellectual, and her mother, a neurotic actress from an ancient farming family, both struggle as outsiders in post-World War II socialist Eastern Europe. The story unfolds with interesting, cruel, and absurd events that evoke laughter and sympathy. The original Czech language, complex and multi-layered, blends rural dialects, communist newspeak, theatrical jargon, and proletarian slang, elevated by philosophical thought and poetic associations. This English translation of the second volume of Dr. Olga Walló's autobiographical novel trilogy ("The Tower of the Holy Spirit") is poised to captivate international readers and deepen their understanding of Czech history and culture.