{"product_id":"a-contribution-to-the-history-radka-denemarkovza-9781566897662","title":"A Contribution to the History of Joy","description":"\u003cb\u003eA complex mix of crime fiction, historical narrative, and feminist social commentary that exposes a decades long coverup of atrocities archived in a Prague neighborhood.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe body of a wealthy, middle-aged businessman is discovered hanging in the attic of his Old Town Prague villa. At first, everything points to suicide, but his young Widow denies the possibility. The ensuing investigation leads a noir-like Detective to a house on Petřín Hill, where three elderly women live: a yoga instructor, a film director, and a creative writing teacher. As the Detective pores through their vast archive of documents, most of which concern rape and abuse cases dating back to World War II, he begins to suspect the women of taking justice into their own hands. How far are they willing to go in their efforts to right the \"raped century\"? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDenemarková's fourth novel addresses the sexualized violence that pervades all times and cultures--from Nazi crimes in Poland to mass rape in India and forced prostitution of minors in the Czech Republic--a universal calamity stored in the body's memory, for which the birds are the only reliable witnesses.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Radka Denemarková\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1566897661\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781566897662\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Coffee House Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/22\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 317\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Radka Denemarková","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48447253283071,"sku":"9781566897662","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_65d73787-0b06-466e-912e-7c7165639d67.jpg?v=1777229871","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-contribution-to-the-history-radka-denemarkovza-9781566897662","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}