> Skip to content
IK


Ivan Klima was born in 1931 in Prague. He was the editor of the journal of the Czech Writer's Union during the Prague Spring. In 1969 he was a visiting professor to the University of Michigan. He returned to Czechoslovakia the following year.

Books by Ivan Klima

Love And Garbage

'It is rare that one meets a new literary voice of such originality and mastery' Observer

Read more
Judge On Trial

'A great novel which transmits in detail the special qualities of life in a nightmare' Independent

Read more
penguin pop image
penguin pop image