This is the first English-language collection of stories and novel excerpts by the best and most representative younger Czech writers. This volume reveals that, unlike the older generation, these writers have not been disillusioned; their darkness comes not from the disappointment of hopes, but from never having had any. This collection also introduced the new generation of American Czech-into-English translators and contains a few bonus selections from excellent members of the older Czech literary generation who somehow were passed over.

" This important anthology, which gathers short stories and novel excerpts from the best of the young writers, places some marvelous talent on display. These men and women have an unmistakable command of the flexibility of fiction, artfully tailoring either the story or novel form to their individual needs and desires of expression."
—Brad Hooper, Booklist