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The novel Beautiful Children depicts the world of adolescent rebels in a "re-education" colony - a prison disguised as a school. Written in the spirit of the Prague Spring, the work criticizes the communist system through a dynamic, cinematic narrative.
The Society of Jesus (1969) by Jiří Šotola, the debut work of the Czech poet, is a historical novel set during the Counter-Reformation, which subtly alludes to contemporary conditions in Czechoslovakia under communism.
"Štefan Golja and His Men" is a novel by Slovenian writer Ivan Pregelj from 1928. The work is set in the historical context of the Tolmin Peasants' Revolt of 1713, providing deep insight into the social and spiritual challenges of the time.
In The House Where the Devil Dwells, Tribuson also thematizes the time of new poverty, crazy jokes on the way to earning money, usury, jealousy, revenge, strikes, and murders.