by Andrew Lamas
First published 2016
It's 1968 in Czechoslovakia. As Soviet tanks roll into Prague, students and workers rise up in a courageous act of civil disobedience. Led by philosopher Jan Palach, the Great Refusal movement rejects communist oppression through nonviolent protest. But the state cracks down hard, sparking a dangerous game of cat and mouse. With the world watching, the refuseniks must decide how far they'll go to secure a future of self-determination.
Genres: historical-fiction, 20th-century, political-thriller, activism
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: cat-and-mouse, civil-disobedience, nonviolent-resistance
Setting: Czechoslovakia, Prague
Period: 1968
410 pages · Hardcover · Temple University Press
Content warnings: violence