The end of the old days

"Dear fellow citizens! You are here to hear an explanation of the political situation. Since no one is available to explain these events to you, I will briefly tell you what is going on: we're in shit for the second time and up to our ears for the second time."

It was February 25, 1948, and the revolution invaded the peaceful Czech town.

The biggest illiterates, rogues and local riff-raff become overnight the social elite, gaining power over the fates and lives of others.

 A humorous and ironic novel by Jaroslav Žák (School, the basis of life; A journey into the depths of a student's soul. ) was first published in 1991, more than 30 years after the author's death.