A review by jonvarner
Gottland: Mostly True Stories from Half of Czechoslovakia by Antonia Lloyd-Jones, Mariusz Szczygieł

5.0

The most engrossing book I've read in a long time. I knew a bit of the cultural history of Czechoslovakia--mainly through the plays and essays of Vaclav Havel--but these stories provide a broader perspective. And regardless of the subject matter, the prose is remarkably engaging, even in translation. This is literary nonfiction at its finest.