Summary of Love Letter in Cuneiform
“Love Letter in Cuneiform” follows the story of Josef and Kveta, who meet at a lecture on deciphering cuneiform and eventually marry. After the Second World War, Josef is arrested for unknown reasons and Kveta turns to their friend Hynek for help. Many years later, during the Prague Spring, Josef is released from prison, and the couple attempts to rebuild their lives. But despite their enduring love, an unspoken distance lingers between them.
Reasons to read Love Letter in Cuneiform
“Love Letter in Cuneiform” is a love story and a family saga, told from various perspectives and through fragments rather than in chronological order. The novel tells the story of a Czech family in the second half of the 20th century, but also reflects the broader tragedy of life under Communist rule in Czechoslovakia. Tomáš Zmeškal, a renown Czech writer, won the EU Prize for Literature in 2011 for this novel.
Setting: Prague (Czech Republic)
Original title: Milostný dopis klínovým písmem
Year of publication: 2008
Nr of pages: 328
