num_pages: 248
description: Written in 1968, this comic novel about the Czechoslovak Stalinist People's Democratic Army as it prepares for war with America is a study in the corruption and absurdity of communism and the resilience and resistance of the powerless.
language: English
title: The Republic of Whores
titlecomplete: The Republic of Whores
genres: Fiction, War, Humor, Literature, Czech Literature, Classics, Historical Fiction
ratings_count: 391
series: Danny Smiřický
publisher: Ecco Pr