In sparkling, imaginative prose, celebrated Czech writer Radka Denemarková depicts a world of absurdity and darkness. Money From Hitler tells the story of Gita Lauschmanová, who as a young girl in 1945 leaves a concentration camp as an orphan to face the stunning realization that there is in fact nowhere to return, and that the oppression and savagery of the holocaust are far from over. For Gita, living is no longer a question of right or wrong. It is purely a question of survival. Money from Hitler received the Czech Republic’s prestigious Magnesia Litera award for Czech Literature in the prose category for 2007. It is now being made into a feature film.

About the author

Radka Denemarková has worked as a researcher, lecturer, and theatrical advisor, and has published numerous translations from German. She holds a doctorate in German and Czech Studies. Her first novel, The Devil by the Nose, gained recognition as an outstanding debut.

About the translator

Andrew Oakland is a translator who lives in the Czech Republic.