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Fu(*n*)k Bomb
Paperback
Publisher Price: $41.99
ISBN13: 9781804842201
Publisher: Glagoslav Publications B.V.
Published: Jan 1 2026
Pages: 354
Weight: 0.77
Height: 0.79 Width: 5.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
Prague, 1989. As the Communist regime begins to tremble, a young cultural functionary named Jiřà is summoned to the office of President Gustáv Husák. The solution to the growing dissident threat? Funk.
Thus begins an audacious experiment: a state-sponsored funk band designed to win back the youth with irresistible rhythms and ideologically sound lyrics. What starts as a loyal mission soon spirals into chaos, as party infighting, artistic success, and political paranoia collide. Before long, JiřÃ and his band-Funky Leninz-find themselves branded dissidents while trying to preserve the very system that created them.
Blending grotesque humor with cultural insight, Fu(n)k Bomb is both a loving homage to funk-from James Brown and Parliament-Funkadelic to Prazský výběr and Plastic People of the Universe-and a brilliant commentary on the final absurdities of Communist power. Translated with verve by Charles S. Kraszewski, this novel is a riotous journey into music, history, and the strange ways systems collapse.
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