01616cam a2200289Ia 4500 ocn829743781 OCoLC ta 130309s2013 enk 000 1 eng d 9781846274176 1846274176 (OCoLC)829743781 eng cze e-cs--- Fic .T67C45Z83 2013 Topol, Jáchym, 1962- The Devil's workshop / Jáchym Topol ; translated from the Czech by Alex Zucker. London : Portobello Books, 2013. 166 p. Translation of: Chladnou zemi. 2009. The devil had his workshop in Belarus. That's where the deepest graves are. But no one knows about it.' A young man grows up in a town with a sinister history. The concentration camp may have been liberated years ago, but its walls still cast their long shadows and some of the inhabitants are quite determined to not to allow anyone to forget. When the camp is marked for demolition, one of the survivors begins a campaign to preserve it, quickly attracting donations from wealthy benefactors, a cult-like following of young travellers, and a steady stream of tourists buying souvenir t-shirts. But before long, the authorities impose a brutal crack-down, leaving only an 'official' memorial and three young collaborators whose commitment to the act of remembering will drive them ever closer to the evils they hoped to escape. Translated from the Czech. English PEN Award. Zucker, Alex. Chladnou zemi. local BK 0 0 0 0 PNLIB PNLIB GEN 2021-06-17 Fic .T67C45Z83 2013 PNLIB21062596 2021-06-17 2021-06-17 BK 2783 2783