A Jew in Communist Prague #3

Vittorio Giardino's meticulously crafted series continues with this third volume, subtitled "Rebellion," set against the grey, cobblestoned atmosphere of Communist-era Prague. The cover depicts two young people — a bespectacled blonde woman clutching a book and a red-capped young man in an overcoat — walking together past a weathered wall bearing a Soviet hammer-and-sickle poster, the tension of their surroundings quietly palpable. Praised by *The Washington Post* as "moving, a masterwork, beautiful," this 1998 NBM release showcases Giardino at his most elegant and emotionally resonant.