The Taste Of Power
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A landmark work of Central European political fiction, The Taste of Power is a bold and unflinching novel by Slovak author Ladislav Mňačko, first published in the 1960s during the height of Communist rule in Czechoslovakia. The novel chronicles the rise and moral corruption of a high-ranking Communist Party official, dissecting how absolute power warps ideology, integrity, and human conscience. Written with sharp satirical insight and a tone of bitter disillusionment, it presents a devastating portrait of totalitarianism from the inside — not from the perspective of its victims, but from one of its architects. Mňačko draws on his own experiences as a disillusioned Party member to craft a narrative that is as psychologically penetrating as it is politically courageous, making it a seminal text in the literature of Eastern European dissent.
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Edition: 1st uk ed.,
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, some tears; price clipped. Page Condition: Yellowed. Markings: No markings visible. Binding: Intact. No stickers or labels visible.
A landmark work of Central European political fiction, The Taste of Power is a bold and unflinching novel by Slovak author Ladislav Mňačko, first published in the 1960s during the height of Communist rule in Czechoslovakia. The novel chronicles the rise and moral corruption of a high-ranking Communist Party official, dissecting how absolute power warps ideology, integrity, and human conscience. Written with sharp satirical insight and a tone of bitter disillusionment, it presents a devastating portrait of totalitarianism from the inside — not from the perspective of its victims, but from one of its architects. Mňačko draws on his own experiences as a disillusioned Party member to craft a narrative that is as psychologically penetrating as it is politically courageous, making it a seminal text in the literature of Eastern European dissent.
