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The novel The Joke deals with the fate of the intellectual in a totalitarian society. An ironic note addressed to a beautiful but foolish girl and intercepted by attentive officials sets in motion an avalanche that plunges human destinies into nothingness. In its existential implications, however, this desperate novel's cry transcends its political context.
Czech edition