Esta novela, ambientada en el Praga de los años 90, ofrece un viaje salvaje y humorístico a través de los tumultuosos días de la transformación de Europa tras la caída del Telón de Acero. El estilo enérgico y agudo del autor da vida a la atmósfera de una ciudad en plena ebullición y a los expatriados estadounidenses que encuentran su camino en una nueva frontera. Es una narrativa cómicamente sombría, inmersiva y conmovedora sobre choques culturales y la vida de expatriado, que refleja perfectamente las absurdidades de una civilización en declive.
In the oppressed city of Pava, a fatherless girl named Petra and her dragonka become embroiled in a rebellion against a child dictator. They join forces with the Blackhearts, a gang of orphans leading the resistance. Together, they navigate the challenges of defying authority and seek to reclaim their freedom in a world filled with danger and hope.
Not long ago, John Shirting held down a beloved job as a barista at Capo Coffee Family, a coffee chain and global business powerhouse. When he is deemed "too passionate" about his job, he is let go. Shirting makes it his mission to return to the frothy Capo's fold by single-handedly breaking into a new market and making freshly post-communist Prague safe for free-market capitalism.