{"product_id":"funk-bomb-karel-veselz-9781804842201","title":"Fu(*n*)k Bomb","description":"\u003cp\u003ePrague, 1989. As the Communist regime begins to tremble, a young cultural functionary named Jiří is summoned to the office of President \u003cstrong\u003eGustáv Husák\u003c\/strong\u003e. The solution to the growing dissident threat? Funk.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThus 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, Jiří and his band-Funky Leninz-find themselves branded dissidents while trying to preserve the very system that created them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlending grotesque humor with cultural insight, \u003cem\u003eFu(n)k Bomb\u003c\/em\u003e is both a loving homage to funk-from \u003cstrong\u003eJames Brown\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eParliament-Funkadelic\u003c\/strong\u003e to \u003cstrong\u003ePrazský výběr\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003ePlastic People of the Universe\u003c\/strong\u003e-and a brilliant commentary on the final absurdities of Communist power. Translated with verve by \u003cstrong\u003eCharles S. Kraszewski\u003c\/strong\u003e, this novel is a riotous journey into music, history, and the strange ways systems collapse.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Karel Veselý\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1804842206\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781804842201\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Glagoslav Publications B.V.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 354\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.77lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.79d","brand":"Karel Veselý","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48443126644991,"sku":"9781804842201","price":41.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6dea38a8-03a7-456e-9358-475117fccc5a.jpg?v=1777202021","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/funk-bomb-karel-veselz-9781804842201","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}