My Companions in the Bleak House

My Companions in the Bleak House (Czech: Přítelkyně z domu smutku) is a novel by Czech author Eva Kantůrková, first published in 1984, and was the first recipient of the Tom Stoppard Prize. It is a fictionalised account of Kantůrková's time in prison on charges of sedition in Communist Czechoslovakia. In 1992 it was adapted into a 4+1⁄2-hour miniseries, which won two awards at the Festival International de Programmes Audiovisuels.

My Companions in the Bleak House

My Companions in the Bleak House (Czech: Přítelkyně z domu smutku) is a novel by Czech author Eva Kantůrková, first published in 1984, and was the first recipient of the Tom Stoppard Prize. It is a fictionalised account of Kantůrková's time in prison on charges of sedition in Communist Czechoslovakia. In 1992 it was adapted into a 4+1⁄2-hour miniseries, which won two awards at the Festival International de Programmes Audiovisuels.