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Judge on Trial
Ivan Klíma
A novel by the Czech dissident writer Ivan Klíma, set in communist Czechoslovakia and first circulated in samizdat. Its protagonist is a judge whose work forces him to weigh his conscience against the state.
GenreLiterary fiction
Vivek’s Notes
The ultimate dissident, remaining in Czechoslovakia during the 70s even when he had the chance to leave. His books could only be published in illegal samizdat editions until 1989. He also wrote "Waiting for the Dark, Waiting for the Light".
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