{"product_id":"the-silent-years-paperback-2","title":"The Silent Years - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlena Mornstajnová\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAlzbeta Belanova\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA gripping family mystery that reveals how hidden pasts shape our present and transform our future.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Bohdana is an introverted young woman grappling with tensions in her family and a lingering question she can't quite shake: on her last visit to the hospital, why did her gravely ill grandmother call her \"Blanka,\" and what potential hidden past is her family keeping from her? As Bohdana struggles to piece together the truth, another story unfolds alongside hers--that of Svatopluk Zák, a devoted builder of socialist society who hopes his beloved family's future will be as brilliant as the star on the Soviet flag. When their two stories collide, hidden histories come to light. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eThe Silent Years\u003c\/i\u003e, Czech author Alena Mornstajnová weaves a rich, intimate family drama that reveals how easily a carefully constructed world can shatter and transform in an instant. Set in postwar Czechoslovakia, the novel follows a human story against a larger backdrop of a society in upheaval.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlena Mornstajnová\u003c\/b\u003e is one of the Czech Republic's most widely read contemporary novelists. Her debut novel \u003ci\u003eBlind Map\u003c\/i\u003e was nominated for the Czech Book Prize. Her subsequent works include \u003ci\u003eThe Little Hotel\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHana\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Silent Years\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eHana\u003c\/i\u003e, her most acclaimed novel, has been translated into numerous languages and was longlisted for the 2021 EBRD Literature Prize. \u003cb\u003eAlzběta Belánová\u003c\/b\u003e earned her English degree with high honors from Rutgers University and was awarded the Schaeffer Fellowship in Literary Translation at the University of California, Irvine. Her translations have appeared in \u003ci\u003eAsymptote\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eB O D Y\u003c\/i\u003e, and in \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Prague\u003c\/i\u003e. She is the translator of Lidmila Kábrtová's short story collection \u003ci\u003ePlaces in the Dark\u003c\/i\u003e, also published by Seagull Books.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 292\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 06, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48446954176761,"sku":"9781803096247","price":29.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/nPGwq-_B_Z9781803096247_524a8d00-3bfc-4038-8ce4-c1cdd91007f6.webp?v=1779782059","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-silent-years-paperback-2","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}