num_pages: 512
description: Winner of the Egon Hostovský Prize as the best Czech book of the year, this epic novel powerfully captures the sense of dislocation that followed the Czechs’ newfound freedom in 1989. More than just the story of its young protagonist—who is part businessman, part gang member, part drifter—it is a novel that includes terrifying dream scenes, Czech and American Indian legends, a nightmarish Eastern European flea market, comic scenes about the literary world, and an oddly tender story of the love between the protagonist and his spiritual sister.
language: English
title: City Sister Silver
titlecomplete: City Sister Silver
genres: Contemporary, Modern, Novels, Literary Fiction, Historical Fiction, International, Czech Literature, Fiction, Literature, 20th Century
ratings_count: 336
places: Slovakia
awards: awardedAt: 788947200000
name: Cena Egona Hostovského
publisher: Catbird Press