An epic story based on true events about a man who served in the SS, the Red and Czechoslovak armies, was the youngest regional secretary of the Communist Party, a prisoner and a millionaire.

Prose

War and suffering but also love, secret dreams, strength and courage feature in this riveting, cruel, unbelievable and yet true story, which takes place in Austria, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Russia, Indonesia and Venezuela. The book was very popular with readers in the Czech Republic and has sold over 26,000 copies since it was first published.

More information in German here.

About the author

Josef Formánek is a writer, reporter, photographer and traveller born on 16 June, 1969 in Ústí and Labem. He is the co-founder of the Koktejl geographical magazine and was the editor-in-chief for thirteen years. His first novel, Prsatý muž a zloděj příběhů (The Breasted Man and the Thief of Stories), became a bestseller in 2003 (over 50,000 copies sold). His second book, Létající jaguár (The Flying Jaguar, 2004), was the fastest written, published and distributed book in the world (a Guinness World Record).