The Devil's Workshop / Jáchym Topol ; translated from the Czech by Alex Zucker.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Topol, Jáchym, 1962-

Contributor:

Zucker, Alex, translator.

Standardized Title:

Chladnou zemi. English

Language:

Czech

English

Subjects (All):

Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Czechoslovakia--Fiction.

Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945).

Czechoslovakia.

Genre:

Fiction.

Physical Description:

166 pages; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

London : Portobello Books, 2013.

Language Note:

Translated from the Czech.

Summary:

'The devil had his workshop in Belarus. That's where the deepest graves are. But no one knows about it.' A young man grows up in a town with a sinister history. The concentration camp may have been liberated years ago, but its walls still cast their long shadows and some of the inhabitants are quite determined to not to allow anyone to forget. When the camp is marked for demolition, one of the survivors begins a campaign to preserve it, quickly attracting donations from wealthy benefactors, a cult-like following of young travellers, and a steady stream of tourists buying souvenir t-shirts. But before long, the authorities impose a brutal crack-down, leaving only an 'official' memorial and three young collaborators whose commitment to the act of remembering will drive them ever closer to the evils they hoped to escape--provided by publisher.

Notes:

"The original Czech edition was published in 2009 under the title Chladnou zemi by nakladatelaství Torst"--T.p. verso.

English PEN Award.

ISBN:

9781846274176

1846274176

OCLC:

829743781