Summary of A Sensitive Person
Tab is an itinerant actor who returns to the Czech Republic with his wife Soňa and their two sons after years of traveling through Europe. They settle in the village of Poříčí nad Sázavou, on the banks of the Sázava River, in central Czechia. But when Tab is falsely accused of a crime, he goes on the run from the Czech authorities with his sons. On their flight, they meet a host of colourful characters.
Reasons to read A Sensitive Person
“A Sensitive Person” is a fast-paced and somewhat carnivalesque novel about people on the run against the background of current-day societal and political issues, such as a growing resentment against immigrants in Europe, and the armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Jáchym Topol won the Czech State Award for Literature in 2017 for his novel “A Sensitive Person” and for his lifetime achievement.
Setting: Poříčí nad Sázavou (Czech Republic)
Original title: Citlivý člověk
Year of publication: 2017
Nr of pages: 384
