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"On the Edge of Shadow", the only novel by Jan Čep, follows Prokop Randa on his return to his hometown, where the search for meaning develops into a deep spiritual and existential drama.
Young Victor Baxter grows up under the guardianship of the mysterious Captain and the woman who gives him a new name – Jim. His search for the truth about their identities leads him to discoveries about love, betrayal and his own life.
Ivan Olbracht's story follows the actor Jesenius, who prepares for the role of Jan Jesenius and, by identifying with him, gradually becomes psychologically destabilized and loses his sense of his own identity.
The novel Another's Wife follows a young painter who returns to the province, where he experiences a love affair with another man's wife, but also disappointment, alienation, and conflict with his petty-bourgeois environment.
The novel Das Mädchen mit dem Perlenohrring follows the young Griet who enters the household of painter Johannes Vermeer. Their special relationship inspires one of the most famous paintings in the history of art.