Time Is A Mid-Night Scream

by Pavel Zajíček, Marek Tomin (Translator)

Musician, artist and poet, Pavel Z. was one of the leading figures of the Czech underground that operated outside the official culture imposed by the former communist regime. The trial that sent him and several others associated with the experimental rock group the Plastic People of the Universe to prison for their activities gave rise to the human rights declaration Charter 77. Later exiled, Pavel Z. first lived in Sweden and then in New York City, eventually resettling in Prague in the mid-1990s. Time Is a Mid-Night Scream is his poetic testimony of this period, a time of transformation for both himself and his city.

Includes artwork by the author.

96 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1999

Reviews

[Steven · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's a very sharp collection of poems that have deep meaning and thought attached to them!!i loved a few and his word choices are great and some awesome imagery used throughout the book! Nice to read a collection of poems written by a fellow from Prague while I was travelling in the city! He is a very thoughtful writer and a nice refreshing change from so many poets in the world!

[c.vance c.vance · Rating 2 out of 5]

found it in a small Czech bookstore.
there are a few poems in the book that make it worth reading but, on the whole, it is disjointed and leaving you wondering if the author butchered some of these lines or if it is the translator.