Angel Station takes its title from the bustling Metro stop in the Prague district of Smichov. Until the gentrification of the late 1990s, it was a rough-and-tumble, working-class neighborhood with a sizeable Roma and Vietnamese population. Topol's novel, in sparse yet poetic language-agilely brought into English by the author's longtime translator Alex Zucker-weaves together the brutal and disturbing fates of an addict, a shopkeeper, and a religious fanatic as they each follow the path they hope will lead them to serenity: drugs, money, and faith.

About the Author
Jachym Topol is the author of novels, poetry, stories, dramas, screenplays, reportage, and song lyrics. His novel The Devil's Workshop won an English PEN Award for Writing in Translation and was longlisted for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award and the Best Translated Book Award (Fiction). His novel City Sister Silver was featured in 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die. He is the winner of the Vilenica International Literary Prize (Slovenia), and two of the most prestigious Czech literary awards, the Tom Stoppard Prize and the Jaroslav Seifert Prize. Alex Zucker's translations include three previous books by Jachym Topol-The Devil's Workshop, City Sister Silver, and A Trip to the Train Station-as well as novels by Tomas Zmeskal, Magdalena Platzova, Josef Jedlicka, Heda Margolius Kovaly, Petra Hulova, Patrik Ourednik, and Miloslava Holubova. From 2014 to 2016, he served as cochair of the PEN America Translation Committee. He currently lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.

Reviews

A graphic, grungy tale of addiction and consequences.

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Book Information
ISBN 9781943150120
Author Jachym Topol
Format Paperback
Page Count 118
Imprint Dalkey Archive Press
Publisher Dalkey Archive Press