The Questionnaire (novel by Gruša)

The Questionnaire
Author Jiří Gruša
Original title Dotazník
Translator Peter Kussi
Country Czech Republic
Genre Novel
Published 1978 Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Media type Print (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages 278 pp

The Questionnaire is the second novel of Czech writer and politician Jiří Gruša. It was originally published in his homeland in 1978, and the English translation followed in 1982. Shortly after its limited release, typed by hand, Gruša was imprisoned on the charge of 'initiating disorder'. Following widespread protest and media attention, Gruša was released after serving two months in prison. It is Gruša's most well-known and most widely translated novel.

Plot summary

Jan Chrysostom Kepka is asked to complete a questionnaire for a job application, required by the faceless bureaucrat Comrade Pavlenda. What follows is an ironic answer: a full and surreal account of Jan's life and times.

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