by Ivan Klíma · Acantilado · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788496834200
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In 'Love and Garbage', Ivan Klíma introduces us to a writer who, due to state censorship, is forced to work as a street sweeper. Despite the difficulties, he shares with his brigade colleagues a desire for self-improvement. The novel explores the tension between the desire to transcend reality and the impossibility of escaping from it, highlighting the importance of memory and the role of literature in the construction of personal life and collective history. A moving work that invites reflection on the human condition and the power of the word.
Ivan Klíma was a Czech novelist and playwright. He received the Magnesia Litera award and the Franz Kafka Prize, among other honours.
