Carmen Bernos de Gasztold is known for her collection of short poems that express the prayers of various animals on Noah's Ark, and "Prayers from the Ark" is her most famous work, which has also been translated into Croatian.
The book is a meditation on the immortality of the soul, faith and the triumph of life over death, written in the context of post-war Europe and communist pressure on the Church.
The book conveys the experience of the author, who has been volunteering in prisons for 30 years, reading the Bible with prisoners, praying, talking, and advising them on forgiveness, repentance, and life changes.