The judged judge

Author: Ivan Klima
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Publish Date: 2004-03-01
Features: Ivan Klima's work. Read Kundera yesterday, read Klima today. Klima, along with Havel and Kundera, is known as the "Triple Horse" of the Czech literary world. In recent years, his international reputation has been rising, and many critics believe that his literary achievements and social prestige surpass those of Kundera. Judge Adam is forced to take on a terrible case, and his own life is just as chaotic as the case. His wife betrays him, and he is betraying her at the same time. Who is truly qualified to judge others? Everything seems to have started long ago, with memories constantly interfering with reality until they intersect at a certain point. What is the truth of life? It turns out that each of us is merely searching for our own place. Judge Adam is forced to take on a terrible case, and his own life is just as chaotic as the case. His wife betrays him, and he is betraying her at the same time. Who is truly qualified to judge others? Everything seems to have started long ago, with memories constantly interfering with reality until they intersect at a certain point. What is the truth of life? It turns out that each of us is merely searching for our own place.