Zastavte Dubčeka!

by Jozef Banáš

The brothers Milan and Stefan Dubček migrate to the USA, where Stefan meets the blue-eyed Pavlina, whom he marries later on. Their son Alexander Dubček is born in 1921, after the newly-weds' return home to Slovakia. The Dubčeks are enthusiastic about the new socialist movement and long to help building the arising socialist society. They decide to move to one of the most neglected areas of the Soviet Union, where the little Sasha (Alexander) meets his future wife Anna. After some time, however, the Dubčeks lose their illusions and return home in search of happiness. Here, Alexander Dubček's story begins - he participates in the Slovak National Uprising against the Nazi occupation, assumes his political career, during which he attempts to establish a 'socialism with a human face', but fails due to the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia. The novel reflects his life till his tragic death in a car accident, which still remains un-resolved by authorities.

368 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2009

About the author

Ever since Jozef Banas turned to writing full time in 2006, the popularity of his books has been on a constant rise. His creative home is Slovakia, a country with a population of five million seated right in the middle of Europe. Every year Banas publishes a new literary piece. His works include the #1 bestselling novels Code 9 and its sequel Code 1 about the life of Jesus in India which has become the subject of heated debate among readers. His documentary novel The Jubilation Zone is the most translated Slovak literary work. With more than 270,000 sold copies, statistically every eighth household in Slovakia owns one of Banas’ books. The community of his readers is growing fast at home as well as abroad. His books have been published in ten languages including Russian, German, Hindi and Arabic.
Jozef Banas is one of Slovakia’s most successful authors of the last decade. He is the holder of many literary awards, both domestic and international.
He has published four TV scenarios, one movie script, three theatre comedies, thirteen books in Slovakia, ten abroad.

Reviews

[Daniel Hrenak · Rating 4 out of 5]

Banáš proste vie písať. Dubčeka síce vykresľoval iba v dobrom svetle (mal som pocit, akoby to bol komunistický anjel), ale takmer všetky ostatné postavy boli záporáci veľkého kalibru. Keď to beriem trocha s nadhľadom, určite odporúčam prečítať.

[Tereza Žovincová · Rating 4 out of 5]

Banáš píše skvelo, veľmi pútavá kniha o moderných dejinách československa. Treba to ale brať s nadhľadom a s vedomím o politickom smerovaní autora, nakoľko to mierne je v knihe cítiť. Knihu ale určite odporúčam.

[Matej · Rating 4 out of 5]

Novodobé dejiny Česko-Slovenska z prvého radu.

[Slavo Jarincik · Rating 5 out of 5]

veľmi pútavo napísaný život p. Dubčeka na pozadí režimu. Po prečítaní knihy mam lepší prehľad o tom, co sa u nás dialo. odpurucam

[Tomáš Fojtik · Rating 3 out of 5]

Banáš má rozhodně na víc, než na mramorizaci Dubčeka.