| Waiting for the Dark, Waiting for the Light Contributor(s): Klíma, Ivan (Author), Wilson, Paul (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0802142435 ISBN-13: 9780802142436 Publisher: Grove Press OUR PRICE: $16.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2006 Annotation: A New York Times Notable Book and a Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year, Waiting for the Dark, Waiting for the Light is the story of Pavel, once a promising, award-winning documentary filmmaker, forced to survive under communism by working as a cameraman for the state-run television station. Now middle-aged, he dreams of one day making a film -- a searing portrait of his times that the authorities would never allow. When the communist regime collapses, Pavel is unprepared for the new world of supposedly unlimited freedom, unable to make the film he has always wanted to make. Waiting for the Dark, Waiting for the Light is a powerful, important novel about the struggle between the ideal and the temptations of freedom. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Drama | European - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.63" H x 5.6" W x 8.2" (0.62 lbs) 240 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Germany - Religious Orientation - Catholic - Chronological Period - 1940's |
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| Publisher Description: A New York Times Notable Book and a Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year, Waiting for the Dark, Waiting for the Light is the story of Pavel, once a promising, award-winning documentary filmmaker, forced to survive under communism by working as a cameraman for the state-run television station. Now middle-aged, he dreams of one day making a film a searing portrait of his times that the authorities would never allow. When the communist regime collapses, Pavel is unprepared for the new world of supposedly unlimited freedom, unable to make the film he has always wanted to make. Waiting for the Dark, Waiting for the Light is a powerful, important novel about the struggle between the ideal and the temptations of freedom." |