by Ivan Klima · Granta Books · tapa blanda · ISBN 9781862075368
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«No Saints or Angels» is the novel by Ivan Klíma, published by Granta Books in paperback (272 pages, in English).
The story follows Kristyna, a 45-year-old dentist, and her 16-year-old teenage daughter, in contemporary Prague. Across three generations, the novel spans the years of the Second World War, the communist period and the post-communist era to address morality, family relationships and the search for meaning.
Originally published in Czech as «Ani svatí, ani andělé» in 1999; this English edition, translated by Gerald Turner, was published in 2002.
For readers of contemporary Czech fiction and novels that portray several generations through historical episodes of the twentieth century.
Ivan Klíma was a Czech novelist and playwright. He received the Magnesia Litera award and the Franz Kafka Prize, among other honours.
